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    3. 憂

    憂

    憂うれ.える

    melancholy

    N1KMT9Freq #1625Emotions & PsychologyKanji15 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    うれ.えるうれ.いう.いう.き

    On'yomi

    ユウ

    Nanori

    ゆ

    melancholygrievelamentbe anxioussadunhappy

    一
    日
    冖
    心
    夂

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    Speed1.0x

    憚慶慧憧慮憬憮慯

    Alternative forms of this concept

    忄
    ⺗

    Concepts using this kanji

    憂慮

    anxiety

    憂鬱

    depression

    一喜一憂

    alternating between happiness and anxiety

    憂き目

    bitter experience

    憂き目を見る

    to have a hard time of it

    憂国

    patriotic concern for the future of one's country

    同憂

    sharing the same concern

    内憂

    internal troubles

    先憂後楽

    worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)

    憂世

    worrying about world conditions

    憂い事

    bitter experience

    憂える

    to worry about

    憂心

    grieving heart

    外憂

    external troubles

    憂思

    grieving

    仮の憂き世

    this transient world

    物憂げ

    languorous

    物憂い

    languid

    憂き身をやつす

    to be absorbed in

    憂き身

    wretched life

    備えあれば憂いなし

    if you are prepared you don't have to worry

    備えあれば憂えなし

    if you are prepared you don't have to worry

    慨世憂国

    worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

    憂国慨世

    worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

    深憂

    deep sadness

    憂苦

    trouble

    無憂樹

    ashoka tree (Saraca asoca)

    憂色

    melancholy air

    後顧の憂い

    anxiety (about the future)

    遠慮なければ近憂あり

    plan ahead or you will soon have worries

    遠慮近憂

    failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term

    憂患

    sorrow

    杞憂

    needless fear

    憂国忌

    anniversary of Yukio Mishima's death (November 25)

    内憂外患

    troubles both at home and abroad

    憂鬱質

    susceptibility to depression

    憂い顔

    sad face

    憂い悩む

    to be grievously troubled

    憂さを晴らしに

    for amusement

    憂さ晴らし

    diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.)

    憂さを晴らす

    to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable

    憂鬱症

    melancholia

    憂わしい

    wretched

    憂き

    unhappy

    憂ふ

    to worry

    憂い

    unhappy

    憂うべき

    deplorable

    憂え

    lamentation

    憂憤

    grief and anger

    憂戚

    grief

    憂愁

    melancholy

    憂哭

    sobbing

    憂悶

    anguish

    憂虞

    anxiety

    憂懼

    fear

    憂さ

    gloom

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    • 一
    • 冖
    • 夂
    • 心
    • 日

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    • 一喜一憂
    • 内憂
    • 内憂外患
    • 物憂い
    • 憂い
    • 憂い顔
    • 憂い悩む
    • 憂さを晴らしに
    • 憂鬱症
    • 憂患
    • 憂苦
    • 憂国
    • 憂思
    • 憂愁
    • 憂色
    • 憂心
    • 憂世
    • 憂戚
    • 憂憤
    • 憂悶
    • 憂慮
    • 憂哭
    • 憂懼
    • 杞憂
    • 憂き目
    • 憂さ晴らし
    • 憂い事
    • 憂える
    • 憂鬱
    • 後顧の憂い
    • 同憂
    • 深憂
    • 憂き身
    • 憂鬱質
    • 憂さ
    • 憂き目を見る
    • 憂虞
    • 外憂
    • 先憂後楽
    • 憂うべき
    • 遠慮近憂
    • 慨世憂国
    • 憂国慨世
    • 憂さを晴らす
    • 憂え
    • 備えあれば憂いなし
    • 備えあれば憂えなし
    • 物憂げ
    • 憂わしい
    • 憂き身をやつす
    • 憂き
    • 憂ふ
    • 仮の憂き世
    • 遠慮なければ近憂あり
    • 無憂樹
    • 憂国忌

    Similar concepts

    • 憚
    • 慶
    • 慧
    • 憧
    • 慮
    • 憬
    • 憮
    • 慯

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    • 忄
    • ⺗

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