Kanji

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

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ユウリョ anxiety, concern, fear

ユウウツ depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency

ガイユウ external troubles, foreign threat

ナイユウ internal troubles, domestic discord

Kunyomi Examples

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

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

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

うい unhappy, sad, gloomy

うき unhappy, sad, gloomy

き目 うきめ bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship