The kanji 愁: meaning, readings and stroke order

愁

Meaning: sorrow, grief
On reading: シュウ shuu
Kun reading: うれ（える） ureeru、うれ（い） urei
Strokes: 13
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: buồn rầu, sầu (sầu)
Japanese: うれえる。かなしくおもう。
Korean: 근심, 시름 (수)
Chinese: 忧愁、发愁

Readings, words and example sentences

シュウ shuu · on reading · less common

郷きょう愁しゅう
homesickness, nostalgia
郷きょう愁しゅうをさそうけしきです。
It is a view that makes you miss home.

うれ（える） ureeru · kun reading · less common

愁うれえる
to worry about, to grieve over
行く末を 愁うれえます。
He worries about what lies ahead.

うれ（い） urei · kun reading · less common

愁うれい
sorrow, sadness
顔に 愁うれいが見えます。
Sorrow shows on the face.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.