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鬱 — 29 strokes ／ Radical「鬯」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 29 strokes ／ Radical「鬯」
On
ウツうつ · utsu
Kun
うっ.する・ふさ.ぐ・しげ.るu.suru · fusa.gu · shige.ru
Meaning
gloom; dense growth

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Trees grown so thick that air cannot pass: hence a heart closed in on itself — gloom.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onウツうつutsu憂鬱ゆううつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 憂鬱ゆううつ

    melancholy; gloom

  • 鬱蒼うっそう

    thickly wooded

More words with this kanji

  • 鬱憤うっぷん
  • 躁鬱そううつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

雨(あめ)が続(つづ)いて憂鬱(ゆううつ)な気分(きぶん)だ。

The rain goes on and I feel gloomy.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

憂鬱鬱蒼鬱憂grieve蒼blue鬯sacrif…蔚luxuri…熨to pre…
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Compound

Radical

Reading

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