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愁

distress, grieve, lament, be anxious

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュウ

Kun'yomi

  • うれ.える
  • うれ.い

Meaning

愁 centers on emotional pain and worry: distress, grief, lamenting, and anxious feelings all share a heavy-hearted state of mind.

Most common words using 愁

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  • 哀愁あいしゅう

    pathos; sorrow; grief

  • 愁傷しゅうしょう

    grief; sorrow

  • 郷愁きょうしゅう
    N1

    nostalgia; homesickness

  • ご愁傷様ごしゅうしょうさま

    my condolences

  • 愁訴しゅうそ

    complaint (of pain, suffering, etc.); appeal

  • ご愁傷様でございますごしゅうしょうさまでございます

    my condolences

  • ザ・ソプラノズ哀愁のマフィアザソプラノズひげきのマフィア

    The Sopranos (TV series)

  • 不定愁訴ふていしゅうそ

    general malaise; unidentified complaint; all-round poor physical condition

  • 哀愁漂うあいしゅうただよう

    sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic

  • 孤愁こしゅう

    profound loneliness; deep loneliness

  • 悲愁ひしゅう

    grief

  • 愁嘆しゅうたん

    lamentation; sorrow; grief

  • 愁嘆場しゅうたんば

    tragic scene (moving one to tears); heartrending scene; pathetic scene

  • 愁殺しゅうさつ

    deep grief; deep sorrow

  • 愁然しゅうぜん

    sorrowfully

  • 愁眉しゅうび

    worried look; melancholy air

  • 愁眉を開くしゅうびをひらく

    to feel relieved

  • 愁色しゅうしょく

    worried look

  • 憂愁ゆうしゅう

    melancholy; gloom; grief

  • 旅愁りょしゅう

    loneliness on a journey

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Etymology

愁 combines 秋 (autumn) and 心 (heart). The traditional explanation is that autumn, a season of decline and melancholy, placed over the heart expresses sorrow and anxiety.

Meaning mnemonic

Autumn 秋 over a heart 心: picture the lonely feeling of autumn leaves falling on your heart, bringing distress and anxious thoughts.

Reading mnemonic

For シュウ, imagine the autumn 秋 wind blowing through your heart, making a soft 'shuu' sound of lament: shuu -> シュウ.