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愁 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「心」

道
準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
シュウしゅう · shū
Kun
うれ.える・うれ.いure.eru · ure.i
Meaning
grief; melancholy

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Autumn plus the heart: a mind sunk in autumn’s loneliness — melancholy.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシュウしゅうshū愁傷しゅうしょう哀愁あいしゅう憂愁ゆうしゅう
Kunうれえるureeru愁えるうれえる

Compare: 憂える

Kunうれいurei愁いうれい

Compare: 憂い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 哀愁あいしゅう

    pathos; wistfulness

  • 憂愁ゆうしゅう

    melancholy

More words with this kanji

  • 愁傷しゅうしょう
  • 羇愁きしゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

この曲(きょく)には哀愁(あいしゅう)が漂(ただよ)っている。

A wistful sadness hangs over this piece of music.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

哀愁憂愁愁哀sorrow憂grieve忍endure恭revere…患suffer…悠far of…慶celebr…囚impris…臭smell渋astrin…酬repay醜ugly
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Compound

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