gloom, depression, melancholy, luxuriant
鬱 centers on a dense, heavy, and tangled state: emotional gloom and depression, or physical lushness and overgrowth. The meanings share the idea of something thickly packed and hard to see through.
鬱 is a complex character whose exact historical development is uncertain. It likely combines elements suggesting dense vegetation (林, 冖) with a container (缶) and decorative strokes (彡), together conveying the idea of something thickly packed or pent-up.
Picture a forest (林) so thick that it covers everything like a lid (冖), with tangled vines (彡) wrapping around a sealed jar (缶) and a dense thicket (鬯). The whole scene is suffocatingly lush and gloomy—鬱.
For ウツ, imagine the heavy, oppressive air of a dense forest making you mutter 'oots' (like a deep sigh) as you push through the gloom: 'oots' -> ウツ.
depression; low spirits
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
gloomy
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
manic depression; mood swing
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
thick; dense; luxuriant
melancholia; severe depression
susceptibility to depression
dejection; depression
gloom; melancholy
gloom; mental depression
depression; melancholy
melancholy; gloom; depression
postpartum depression; postnatal depression
postpartum depression; postnatal depression