# 憂 — Grief

Frequency rank 1747 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 炊 (Cook), less common than 擦 (Rub).

- On’yomi: ゆう
- Kun’yomi: うれ
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

A head on top, a heart in the middle, and winter below — your head and heart are frozen in winter grief, cold sorrow from the crown of your head to the depths of your heart.

In words:

- 憂鬱 ゆううつ — depression;melancholy;dejection;gloom

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