鬱
鬱·depression, gloomy
- On-yomi
- ウツ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憂鬱 | ゆううつ | melancholy, gloom |
| 鬱病 | うつびょう | depression (the illness) |
| 鬱陶しい | うっとうしい | gloomy, irksome |
| 鬱蒼 | うっそう | densely wooded, thick with trees |
Example sentences
雨の日が続いて憂鬱だ。
あめのひがつづいてゆううつだ。
Days of rain in a row leave me gloomy.
神社の裏は木々が鬱蒼と茂っている。
じんじゃのうらはきぎがうっそうとしげっている。
Behind the shrine the trees grow thick and dark.
Common mistakes
- Reading 鬱陶しい as うつとうしい — the つ is small: うっとうしい.
- Even native writers rarely write 鬱 by hand; うつ病 in kana is common.
Memory aid
Picture it
A thicket of strokes with 木 crowded on both sides of a jar — so densely packed that no light or air gets through.
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