Memory phrase for the character: 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 cross-legged 夂 person: This is love.) with head/forehead 頁 instead of a hand reaching downwards 爫

Mnemonic

If there is incomplete love in your head, you are in grief & sorrow.

Radicals

頁	(fore-)head, page	The 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	heart	Image of a heart with coronary arteries.
夂	crossed legs	This radical is either understood as sitting with crossed legs or an upturned foot.

Vocabulary

憂鬱

ゆううつ

depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom

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