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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

憂い

Reading

Kana: うい
Romaji: ui
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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unhappy; sad; gloomy

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 うれ.える、 うれ.い、 う.い、 う.き
Meanings: melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy

Example Sentences

(うれ)いの反面(はんめん)には(よろこ)びがあるものだ。
➥Every cloud has a silver lining.
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(きた)途中(とちゅう)、お(みせ)()って食材(しょくざい)()って()たんです。(そな)えあれば(うれ)いなし、です。
➥On the way we dropped in at the shops and bought foodstuffs. They say well prepared means no worries.
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そして、どうすることも出来(でき)ない物憂(ものう)さに、ふっとため(いき)をつく。
➥And then I breathe a sigh from melancholy in being unable to do anything about it.
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