憂 melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy 15 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1625 in newspapers Readings Onユウ Kunうれ.える、うれ.い、う.い、う.き In Chinese 忧, traditional 憂 Words written with it 憂慮 ゆうりょ anxiety 憂鬱 ゆううつ depression N1 憂える うれえる to worry about 一喜一憂 いっきいちゆう alternating between happiness and anxiety 憂き目 うきめ bitter experience 杞憂 きゆう needless fear 憂国 ゆうこく patriotic concern for the future of… 憂い うれい sorrow 内憂外患 ないゆうがいかん troubles both at home and abroad 憂さ うさ gloom