Memory phrase for the Kanji: 愁

愁

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Meaning sadness, distress, grief

Pronunciation

SHŪ
urei/eru

Explanation

Top: autumn 秋 (when rice plants 禾 are burned 火 down), below: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
(Because winter is coming soon:) In autumn, the heart feels sadness.

Radicals

禾 rice plantIt shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米.
火 firePicture of a fire
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
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 Vocabulary

哀愁 あいしゅう  Grief, sorrow, sadness
郷愁 きょうしゅう  nostalgia, homesickness

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