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鬱

gloom
Stroke count: 29

Readings

On readingウツ
Kun readingうっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. gloomRtK
    妻に四六時中ぶつぶつ言われるのには憂鬱になってしまう。My wife's constant nagging is getting me down.tatoeba
    今日は憂鬱な気分だ。I have the blues today.tatoeba
  2. depression
  3. melancholy
    彼の声には憂鬱な調子が感じられた。We sensed a melancholy note in his voice.tatoeba
  4. luxuriant
  1. low spirits
  2. luxuriant (of vegetation)

Synonyms

鬱病

Homonyms

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Same reading (うつ)
打つ · to hit撃つ · to shoot (a gun, person, etc.)討つ · to attack

Popular Usage

鬱陶しい

Radicals and components

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Compound words

鬱陶しいうっとうしい
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather)
憂鬱ゆううつ
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
陰鬱いんうつ
gloomy
抗鬱こううつ
antidepressant
悒鬱ゆううつ
depression
鬱血うっけつ
congestion (of blood)
鬱積うっせき
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.)
鬱葱うっそう
thick
鬱病うつびょう
depression
鬱勃うつぼつ
pent-up (energy, enthusiasm, etc.)
蓊鬱おううつ
overgrown
躁鬱そううつ
manic depression
憂鬱症ゆううつしょう
melancholia
抑鬱症よくうつしょう
depression
躁鬱質そううつしつ
cyclothymia
躁鬱病そううつびょう
manic depression
鬱を散じるうつをさんじる
to chase one's gloom away

Additional Examples

月曜日はいつも憂鬱だ。
I always feel blue on Mondays.tatoeba

Stroke Order

29 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鬱

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step