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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2171 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: distress, grieve, lament, be anxious

Kunyomi: うれ.える, うれ.い

Onyomi: シュウ

Composition: 秋 心

愁

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(alt radical position hen)

心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

愁傷 (シュウショウ) grief, sorrow

愁色 (シュウショク) worried look

哀愁 (アイシュウ) pathos, sorrow, grief

幽愁 (ユウシュウ) deep contemplation, melancholy, gloom

Kunyomi Examples

憂える (うれえる) to worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about, to lament, to grieve, to feel sorrow for

憂い (うれい) sorrow, grief, anguish, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, affliction, fear, misgivings

憂い顔 (うれいがお) sad face, sorrowful face, anxious look, sad countenance

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