Refers to clinical or deep depression; often used in medical and everyday contexts. Cross-referenced with 鬱病 (depression as an illness).
See also: うつ病
taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Rare literary use, typically in the form 鬱たる or 鬱として, describing thick, lush vegetation. Not used in modern everyday speech.
He became depressed from stress.
He has been suffering from depression for a long time.
Symptoms of depression include low mood and insomnia.
A luxuriant forest stretched out.
The vegetation grows thick and luxuriant.
My sister has been suffering from depression for a long time.
Depression can be treated with proper therapy.
憂鬱 describes an everyday feeling of gloom or melancholy that anyone might experience temporarily, while 鬱 more often points to a serious or clinical state of depression.
気鬱 is an old-fashioned, literary word for feeling low-spirited, whereas 鬱 is the plain, modern term for depression used in everyday and medical contexts.
鬱蒼 is the standard modern word for describing thick, shadowy vegetation, while 鬱 in this same sense is an extremely rare literary usage.
depression; melancholy; gloom
gloomy; depressing; dreary · irritating; troublesome; annoying · heavy; cloudy; overcast
pent-up anger; resentment; frustration
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
gloomy; depressed; pent-up
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
manic depression; mood swings
accumulation; buildup; suppression
dense; thick; lush
Standard kanji spelling, though It is usually written in kana. The kanji is complex and often replaced by うつ in practice.
Kana spelling is the usual written form for the depression sense.
Variant kanji form; less common than 鬱.
The kanji 鬱 is a complex character historically associated with dense vegetation and, by extension, pent-up emotions. The reading うつ is the on'yomi. The word is often written in kana due to the kanji's complexity.
depression; dejection
gloom; melancholy
gloom; melancholy; depression
melancholy; gloom; depression
lush; overgrown; exuberant (of vegetation)
post-drinking depression; hangxiety; beer fear
pent-up; burning; irrepressible
dense forest; thick forest · May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
gloomy; melancholy
dense; thick (vegetation) · prominent; popular · gloomy (mood)