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憂

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • melancholy
  • grieve
  • lament
  • be anxious
  • sad
  • unhappy

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ユウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • うれ.える
  • うれ.い
  • う.い
  • う.き
Strokes
15
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1964
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
心#61 · heart

Components

Common Words

  • 憂慮ゆうりょNoun
    anxiety, concern, fear
  • 憂鬱ゆううつNoun
    depression, melancholy, dejection
  • 憂えるうれえるIchidan verb
    to worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about
  • 一喜一憂いっきいちゆうNoun
    alternating between happiness and anxiety, swinging between joy and sorrow, being glad and sad by turns
  • 憂き目うきめNoun
    bitter experience, misery, distress
  • 杞憂きゆうNoun
    needless fear, groundless apprehension, unfounded worry
  • 憂国ゆうこくNoun
    patriotic concern for the future of one's country
  • 憂いうれいNoun
    sorrow, grief, anguish

Practice in Kanjiru

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