Memory phrase for the Kanji: 憂

憂

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Meaning grief, sorrow, trouble, fear

Pronunciation

YŪ
urei/eru, ui

Explanation

Variation of love 愛 (A hand reaching down 爫 to cover 冖 the heart 心 of the person sitting cross-legged 夂: That is love.) with head/forehead 頁 instead of a hand reaching downwards 爫

Mnemonic
 
If you have love in your head, then you have sorrow and perhaps grief.

Radicals

頁 (fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
愛 love
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
夂 crossed legsThis radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.
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 Vocabulary

憂鬱 ゆううつ  depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom

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