悒鬱

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See also: 悒郁

Chinese

anxiety; worry dense (growth); melancholy
trad. (悒鬱)
simp. (悒郁)

Pronunciation


Adjective

悒鬱

  1. (literary) depressed; melancholic; gloomy

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Hyōgai
うつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

/ipu utu//jifuːt͡su//jɨuːt͡su//juːut͡su/

From Middle Chinese compound 悒鬱 (MC 'ip 'jut, literally “worry + melancholy”).

For pronunciation and definitions of 悒鬱 – see the following entry.
憂鬱ゆううつ
depressed, gloomy, melancholic
(of vegetation) thick, dense
depression, dejection, gloom, melancholy
Alternative spellings
憂うつ, 幽鬱
(This term, 悒鬱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)