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鬱

鬱: depression

depression; gloom
29 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 4 words here

Readings

On
ウツ
Kun
うっする・ふさぐ・しげる

Reads ウツ; 憂鬱 (ゆううつ) and 鬱陶しい (うっとうしい, gloomy or annoying) are the everyday words. Often in kana as うつ.

Key words

憂鬱ゆううつgloomy; depressed
鬱陶しいうっとうしいgloomy; annoying
鬱病うつびょうdepression (illness)
鬱蒼うっそうdense (forest)

Example sentences

On Monday mornings I get gloomy when I think about work.

The rainy season is nothing but rain, and the damp is oppressive.

Behind the shrine, a dense, shadowy forest stretches out.

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