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The kanji 憂: meaning, readings and stroke order
憂
- Meaning
- worry, sorrow
- On reading
- ユウ yuu
- Kun reading
- うれ（える） ureeru、うれ（い） urei、う（い） ui
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 心 heart
- Level
- Level 8 · the last years of junior high
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- lo âu, buồn (ưu)
- Japanese
- しんぱい する。うれえる。
- Korean
- 근심하다, 걱정 (우)
- Chinese
- 忧虑、忧愁 (忧)
Readings, words and example sentences
ユウ yuu · on reading · less common
憂りょ
deep worry, concern
先行きを 憂りょします。
People are worried about what lies ahead.
うれ（える） ureeru · kun reading · less common
憂える
to worry about
町の 未来を 憂えます。
I worry about the future of the town.
うれ（い） urei · kun reading · less common
憂い
worry, anxiety
心に 憂いが あります。
I have a worry in my heart.
う（い） ui · kun reading · less common
物憂い
listless, gloomy
雨の 日は なんだか 物憂い 気分です。
On rainy days, I somehow feel gloomy and listless.
Practise writing 憂 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 憂 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 8 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
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.