Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 考かんが えると 憂ゆう 鬱うつ になる thinking about ~ makes one feel depressed
Thinking about Monday makes me feel depressed.
憂ゆう 鬱うつ な 気き 分ぶん だ to be in a gloomy mood
I always feel gloomy on rainy days.
憂ゆう 鬱うつ に 襲おそ われる to be overcome by a wave of gloom
I was overcome with gloom thinking about the future.
〈 事こと 〉 が 憂ゆう 鬱うつ だ ~ is depressing/a source of gloom
My daily commute is depressing.
Kanji 憂 melancholy, grieve, lament 鬱 gloom, depression, melancholy 欝 gloom, depression, melancholy 幽 seclude, confine to a room, deep Related words· 10 鬱 is typically used in clinical or medical contexts like 鬱病 , while 憂鬱 describes general everyday gloom or melancholy.
陰鬱 is a more literary word for a dark, dismal mood or atmosphere, while 憂鬱 is the everyday word for feeling depressed or gloomy.
憂愁 is a formal, literary word for deep sorrow or melancholy, while 憂鬱 is the common word for feeling down or gloomy.
憂鬱 is a formal, literary word for deep melancholy, while ブルー is a light, casual way to say you feel down.
Show 6 more Show fewer 憂鬱 is a more formal or clinical word for depression/melancholy, while 憂さ is a more everyday, emotional word for gloom or pent-up frustration.
憂鬱 is a stronger, more clinical term for depression or melancholy, while 気が重い is a common, everyday expression for feeling down or reluctant.
憂鬱 is a formal, almost clinical word for depression or melancholy, while 鬱陶しい is a casual, sensory word for oppressive gloom or annoyance.
憂鬱 is an everyday word for feeling gloomy or blue, whereas うつ病 refers to the clinical illness itself.
憂鬱 describes a person's own inner feeling of depression, while 陰気 describes how a person or place outwardly appears gloomy to others.
憂鬱 is a noun/adjective describing a lingering depressed or melancholy state, while 気が滅入る describes the act or process of one's mood sinking.
Don't confuse with 鬱病 refers specifically to clinical depression as a diagnosed illness, while 憂鬱 is a general term for feeling low or gloomy that anyone can experience temporarily.
憂鬱 shares the kanji 憂 and means a gloomy, depressed mood, whereas 憂き目 refers to a specific bitter experience or misfortune one goes through.
憂鬱 shares the kanji 憂 with 憂国 but means personal melancholy or depression, not concern for the nation.
憂鬱 describes a lingering state of depression or gloominess, while 憂い refers to a specific feeling of sorrow or worry, often momentary.
Written forms 憂ゆう 鬱うつ Usage 81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
憂ゆう うつ Usage 9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
ゆううつ Usage 4%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are considered difficult.
憂ゆう 欝うつ Usage 4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
ユウウツ Usage 1%
幽ゆう 鬱うつ Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
悒ゆう 鬱うつ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology The kanji 憂 means 'worry' or 'grief', and 鬱 means 'gloom' or 'stagnation'. The combination has been used since classical Chinese to express deep melancholy. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with this meaning.
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