愁
愁 — Distress
distress, grieve, lament, be anxious
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiうれえる (ureeru)
Kun’yomiうれい (urei)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 愁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哀愁 | あいしゅう aishuu | pathos; sorrow; grief |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | nostalgia; homesickness |
Study notes
愁 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2171 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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