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鬱積 (うっせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
accumulation ; buildup ; suppression
Refers to the piling up of negative emotions such as discontent, frustration, or anger, often with a sense of being held in or suppressed. Commonly used with する to describe the process of such feelings building up inside.
長なが
年ねん
の
怒いか
り
が
心こころ
の
中なか
に
鬱うっ
積せき
し
て
いる
。
Years of anger have been accumulating in his heart.
Written forms 鬱うっ 積せき Usage 71%
うっ 積せき Usage 18%
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欝うっ 積せき Usage 6%
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うっせき Usage 5%
Kanji 鬱 gloom, depression, melancholy 積 volume, product (x*y), acreage 欝 gloom, depression, melancholy Similar words 蓄ちく 積せき 蓄積 is a neutral term for accumulation of tangible or intangible things (data, wealth, knowledge), while 鬱積 specifically refers to the buildup of negative emotions.
抑よく 圧あつ 抑圧 means active suppression or oppression, often by an external force. 鬱積 focuses on the internal state of accumulated, unexpressed feelings.
Etymology Compound of 鬱 (うつ, 'gloom, depression') and 積 (せき, 'accumulate'). The reading うっせき results from the assimilation of つ and せ into a geminate consonant.
