Illustration: On a rainy afternoon in a Japanese apartment, an adult sits slumped beside a low table, cheek resting heavily in one hand. Their unfocused gaze passes over a favorite pastry left untouched on a plate. A friend nearby offers a warm drink without pressing it into their hands.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

憂ゆう鬱うつ

yuuutsu

gloomy, depressed

Example sentences

  1. 雨あめが降ふると彼女かのじょは憂鬱ゆううつになる。

    When it rains, she feels blue.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは憂鬱ゆううつだった。

    She felt blue.

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  3. 今日きょうは憂鬱ゆううつな気分きぶんだ。

    I have the blues today.

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Kanji in 憂鬱

  • 憂melancholy; grieveOnユウKunうれえる・うれい・うい
  • 鬱gloom; depressionOnウツKunうっする・ふさぐ・しげる

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