adjective

な-adjective

gloomy, melancholy, or depressed in mood; causing a feeling of sadness or heaviness

yūutsu

Pronunciation

Etymology

Usually written in mixed form for 憂鬱; from 憂 meaning “sorrow, anxiety” and 鬱 meaning “gloom, depression.” The second character is often written in kana because it is complex.

Examples

今日は少し憂うつだ。

kyō wa sukoshi yūutsu da

I feel a little gloomy today.

雨の日は憂うつな気分になる。

ame no hi wa yūutsu na kibun ni naru

Rainy days put me in a gloomy mood.

明日の会議を考えると憂うつになる。

ashita no kaigi o kangaeru to yūutsu ni naru

Thinking about tomorrow’s meeting makes me feel depressed.

Character Breakdown

憂

yū

sorrow; anxiety; grief

う

phonetic kana, here representing part of 鬱

つ

tsu

phonetic kana, here representing part of 鬱

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

憂うつな気分

憂うつな日

憂うつになる

憂うつそうな顔

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noun

[U]

melancholy, gloom, or a depressed state of mind

yūutsu

Pronunciation

Etymology

Usually written in mixed form for 憂鬱; from 憂 meaning “sorrow, anxiety” and 鬱 meaning “gloom, depression.”

Examples

彼の顔には憂うつが表れていた。

kare no kao ni wa yūutsu ga arawarete ita

Melancholy showed on his face.

長い冬の憂うつを忘れたい。

nagai fuyu no yūutsu o wasuretai

I want to forget the gloom of the long winter.

Character Breakdown

憂

yū

sorrow; anxiety; grief

う

phonetic kana, here representing part of 鬱

つ

tsu

phonetic kana, here representing part of 鬱

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

憂うつを感じる

憂うつに沈む

憂うつを忘れる

憂うつが晴れる

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adjective

な-adjective

gloomy, melancholy, or depressed in mood; causing a feeling of sadness or heaviness

yūutsu

Pronunciation

Etymology

Usually written in mixed form for 憂鬱; from 憂 meaning “sorrow, anxiety” and 鬱 meaning “gloom, depression.” The second character is often written in kana because it is complex.

Examples

今日は少し憂うつだ。

kyō wa sukoshi yūutsu da

I feel a little gloomy today.

雨の日は憂うつな気分になる。

ame no hi wa yūutsu na kibun ni naru

Rainy days put me in a gloomy mood.

明日の会議を考えると憂うつになる。

ashita no kaigi o kangaeru to yūutsu ni naru

Thinking about tomorrow’s meeting makes me feel depressed.

Character Breakdown

憂