Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

Stroke count: 29

Meaning: gloom, depression, melancholy, luxuriant

Kunyomi: うっ.する ふさ.ぐ しげ.る

Onyomi: ウツ

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: herbs, sacrificial wine

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ウツ depression, low spirits, luxuriant (of vegetation)

うつ病 ウツビョウ depression

オウウツ overgrown, exuberant, lush

抗うつ コウウツ antidepressant

Kunyomi Examples

ふさぐ to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope