noun

  1. sorrow, grief, anguish, distress. Esp. 愁い.
  2. anxiety, worry, trouble, affliction, fear, misgivings. Esp. 憂い.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
憂い うれい
 
愁い うれい
 
患い うれい

Contained Kanji 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)