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鬱

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Frequency rank 1776 / 2,608

Gloom

On’yomi
うつ
Kun’yomi
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Radical
鬯 Sacrificial Wine (Kangxi 192)

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

More common than 虹 (Rainbow), less common than 鈍 (Dull).

Trees on the outside, a cage in the middle, and insects trapped inside — trees surrounding a cage full of trapped insects create an oppressive, suffocating gloom.

In words

憂鬱 ゆううつ depression;melancholy;dejection;gloomN1
鬱陶しい うっとうしい gloomy;depressingN1

鬱 is rank 1776 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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