15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

Kun'yomi
  • to worry about ②to lament
  • sorrow ②anxiety
  • unhappy
  • unhappy
On'yomi
  • ユウ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ユウ 38.9%
35.0%
うれえるうれ 26.0%

Character Breakdown

melancholy, grieve, lament
ユウ う.い うれ.える (8th, N1)
melancholy(憂) variant
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

sorrow ②anxiety
to worry ②to grieve
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.)
needless fear
to worry about ②to lament
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References

Unicode hex code 6182
JIS X 0208 1-45-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 70
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1971
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2145
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2664
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1357
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 616
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 663
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1627
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1518
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11170
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1871
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1032
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1073
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1319
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1763
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1829
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 800
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 624
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i12.1
Four corner code 1024.7
De Roo Code 3167