憂い (うれい, urei) Japanese meaning: sorrow | Kotomoraの
色
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浮
かん
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A look of deep sorrow was on his face.
The melody tinged with melancholy touched my heart.
Usage patterns
〈人〉の顔に憂いが浮かぶa look of sorrow appears on someone's face
A look of sorrow appeared on her face.
憂いに沈むto sink into deep sorrow
He sat there with an expression sunk in sorrow.
〈事〉に憂いを抱くto harbor anxiety about something
Many people harbor anxiety about the future.
憂いを晴らすto dispel one's worries or sorrow
I went on a trip to dispel my worries.
Expressions
後顧の憂いanxiety about the future; looking back with worry 備えあれば憂いなしprevention is better than cure; better safe than sorry
