欝
欝: gloom
gloom; depression; lush
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ウツ・ウン
Kunうっする・ふさぐ・しげる
A variant of 鬱, the standard but far more complex form; the same words (憂鬱, 鬱蒼) are usually written with 鬱.
Key words
憂欝ゆううつgloom; melancholy
欝うつdepression; low spirits
欝蒼うっそうdense; overgrown
欝憤うっぷんpent-up resentment
欝金うこんturmeric
Example sentences
雨の日が続くと、気分が憂欝になる。
When rainy days go on, I feel gloomy.
欝蒼とした森の奥へ、細い道が続いている。
A narrow path continues deep into the dense, dark forest.
上司に言えなかった欝憤を、友だちに話して晴らした。
I got rid of the pent-up resentment I couldn't voice to my boss by telling a friend.