Kanji
憂
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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #162515 strokes
Meanings
melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy
ES: pesadumbre, inquietud, preocupación, estar apesadumbrado, estar inquieto, estar preocupado
- On
- ユウ
- Kun
- うれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き
Common words
- 憂鬱ゆううつdepression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
- 憂いうれいsorrow, grief, anguish, distress
- 憂国ゆうこくpatriotic concern for the future of one's country
- 憂慮ゆうりょanxiety, concern, fear
- 憂き目うきめbitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship
- 憂えるうれえるto worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about, to stress over
- 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
Example sentences
雨が降ると彼女は憂鬱になる。
When it rains, she feels blue.
Cuando llueve, ella se siente triste.
Tatoeba #189705(opens in a new tab)彼は憂うつな感情に打ちのめされた。
He was overcome by a feeling of melancholy.
Él se vio abrumado por una sensación de melancolía.
Tatoeba #99272(opens in a new tab)