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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シュウショウ grief, sorrow

シュウショク worried look

アイシュウ pathos, sorrow, grief

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