Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1625 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy
Kunyomi: うれ.える うれ.い う.い う.き
Onyomi: ユウ
Radical: 心
Meaning: heart
憂慮 (ユウリョ) anxiety, concern, fear
憂鬱 (ユウウツ) depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
外憂 (ガイユウ) external troubles, foreign threat
内憂 (ナイユウ) internal troubles, domestic discord
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
憂い (うい) unhappy, sad, gloomy
憂き (うき) unhappy, sad, gloomy
憂き目 (うきめ) bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship