gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
Describes a dark, oppressive atmosphere or a deeply melancholic state of mind. Used for weather, places, moods, and personalities.
The sky is gloomy today; it looks like rain.
He has had a melancholy expression since losing his job.
陰鬱 is a more literary, intense synonym of 陰気, often used for oppressive weather or atmosphere.
Standard kanji spelling.
Simplified spelling using kana for the second character; common in everyday writing.
Rarely used kanji form; 欝 is a variant of 鬱.
Compound of 陰 (in, 'shade; dark') and 鬱 (utsu, 'gloom; depression'). The kanji combination directly conveys a sense of oppressive darkness and melancholy.