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憂 : Melancholy

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Components:

melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

On 'yomi:
ユウ(yuu)
Kun 'yomi:
うれ.える(ure.eru) うれ.い(ure.i) う.い(u.i) う.き(u.ki)
Nanori:
(yu)
Strokes:15
Radical: (61)
Usage Rating:1625
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:06182
jis208:45-11
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憂 Usage examples

(うさ)gloom, melancholy
き目を見る(うきめをみる)to have a hard time of it, to have a bitter experience
いを帯びた顔(うれいをおびたかお)sorrowful look
(ゆうぐ)anxiety, fear
(がいゆう)external troubles
後楽(せんゆうこうらく)hardship now, pleasure later, seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties, seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
うべき(うれうべき)deplorable, alarming, grievous, lamentable
遠慮近(えんりょきんゆう)Failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
慨世(がいせいゆうこく)worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism
国慨世(ゆうこくがいせい)worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism
(うれえ)mourning, anguish