愁
distress, grieve, lament, be anxious
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
20 of 23- 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
Study
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.