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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

Composition: 百 冖 心 夂

憂

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(alt radical position hen)

心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

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

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

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