EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 55
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

    雨が降ると彼女は憂鬱になる。
    When it rains, she feels blue.

Also written 幽鬱【ゆううつ】悒鬱【ゆううつ】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
うれ.えるうれ.いう.いう.き
On
ユウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1625 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 55

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Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-2-13, 2-8-7SKIP code
4i12.1The Kanji Dictionary
1024.7, 1040.7Four corner code
3167deroo
6182Unicode hex code
1-45-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
70Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1971New Nelson (John Haig)
2145New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2664Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1357Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1842Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
616Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
663Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1627A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1518Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11170Morohashi
1871A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1032Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1073Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1319Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1763Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1829Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
800Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
624Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
you1Pinyin reading
uKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gloom, depression, melancholy, luxuriant

Kun
うっ.するふさ.ぐしげ.る
On
ウツ
Strokes
29
Taught
Junior high
Radical
sacrificial wine
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
2-14-15SKIP code
4a25.1The Kanji Dictionary
4472.2Four corner code
9b31Unicode hex code
1-61-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2411Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6830New Nelson (John Haig)
3625Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2528Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2120Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45671Morohashi
1764Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
yu4Pinyin reading
ulKorean reading
50WaniKani level