This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ユウ、うれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き
Romaji: yuu, ure.eru, ure.i, u.i, u.ki
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: yu
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  1625
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-13
Korean Reading:  u
Chinese Reading:  you1
Unicode:  6182
JIS:  4D2B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2145
Nelson Index: 70
New Nelson Index: 1971
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i12.1
Four Corner Index: 1040.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1871
Gakken Index: 1627
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11170
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1175
Remembering the kanji Index: 616
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1319
Kodansha Compact Index: 800
Kanji in Context Index: 1829
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1357
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1842
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 624
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 663
Essential Kanji Index: 1518
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2664
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3167
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1763

Words

憂鬱 (ゆううつ)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom
憂い (うい)
unhappy; sad; gloomy
憂き目 (うきめ)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
憂ふ (うれう、うりょう)
to worry; to be concerned; to grieve; to lament; to be anxious; to be distressed
憂さ晴らし (うさばらし)
diversion; distraction
憂慮 (ゆうりょ)
anxiety; concern; fear
憂い (うれい)
sorrow; grief; anguish; distress; trouble; affliction; anxiety; fear; misgivings
憂国 (ゆうこく)
patriotism
憂さを晴らしに (うさをはらしに)
for amusement; by way of diversion (distraction from grief)
憂欝症 (ゆううつしょう)
melancholia; hypochondria
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