うれ.える
ureeru
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 96 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

愁 is the kanji for "Grieve / Lament / Distress". A common reading is うれ.える (ureeru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Grieve / Lament / Distress

Also : Grieve · Lament · Distress · Be Anxious

Readings

kunうれ.える/ ureerukunうれ.い/ ureionしゅう/ shuu

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

彼は愁いを帯びた表情で窓の外を眺めていた。

かれはうれいをおびたひょうじょうでまどのそとをながめていた。

He gazed out the window with a look of melancholy.

秋の愁いを感じる夕暮れだった。

あきのうれいをかんじるゆうぐれだった。

It was a twilight that felt like the melancholy of autumn.

Vocabulary using 愁

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