うれい

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Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spellings
憂い
愁い
患い

/ureɸe/ → /ureɸi/ → /urei/

Shift from 憂え (uree), the 未(み)然形(ぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) and 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 憂(うれ)える (ureeru, “to be worried (about); grieve, lament”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

うれい • (urei) ←うれひ (urefi)?

  1. fear, misgiving
  2. sadness, gloom, sorrow

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References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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