憂 Kanji for be anxious

N1Grade 815 strokes

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

Kun: うれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き
On: ユウ

憂 is the Japanese kanji for be anxious, melancholy, grieve, lament, sad, unhappy. It is written with 15 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is うれ.える、うれ.い、う.い and its on reading is ユウ.

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Words with 憂

憂うれえるto worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about
憂うれいsorrow, grief, anguish
憂うさgloom, sadness, melancholy
憂ゆう慮りょanxiety, concern, fear
憂ゆう鬱うつdepression, melancholy, dejection
杞き憂ゆうneedless fear, groundless apprehension, unfounded worry

Practice 憂 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.