Kanji

What does the kanji 鬱 mean?

鬱 means melancholy, depression (うつ病); dense, lush. On'yomi ウツ. Kun'yomi うっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiウツ
Kun'yomiうっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る
Strokes29
Main radical鬯
On'yomi ウツKun'yomi うっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る
29 strokes

melancholy, depression (うつ病); dense, lush

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Common words

  • 憂鬱ゆううつdepression, melancholy, gloom

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.