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melancholy
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingユウ
Kun readingうれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. melancholyRtK
  2. grieve
  3. lament
  4. be anxious
  5. sad
  6. unhappy
  1. to worry about
  2. to be anxious about
  3. to be concerned about
  4. to lament
  5. to grieve

Radicals and components

Radical心heartComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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summer · head (首) · page · crown (冖) · heart (心) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 663

Compound words

憂いうれい
sorrow; grief; anguish; distress; anxiety
憂国ゆうこく
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
憂慮ゆうりょ
anxiety; concern; fear
憂鬱ゆううつ
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
憂き目うきめ
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts
憂えるうれえる
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve
一喜一憂いっきいちゆう
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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