憂ゆう心しん

noun

grieving heart; sorrowful mind

Literary or classical term for a heart filled with grief or anxiety. Not used in casual conversation; appears in older literature or poetic contexts.

• 彼かれの憂ゆう心しんは、古ふるい和わ歌かの中なかに深ふかく刻きざまれている。

  His grieving heart is deeply etched in the old waka poem.