悒鬱

See also: 悒郁

Chinese

anxiety; worry dense (growth); melancholy
trad. (悒鬱) 悒 鬱
simp. (悒郁) 悒 郁

Pronunciation


Adjective

悒鬱

  1. (literary) depressed; melancholic; gloomy

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 悒鬱不忿/悒郁不忿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悒 鬱
ゆう
Hyōgaiji
うつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

/ipu utu/ → /jifuːt͡su/ → /jɨuːt͡su/ → /juːut͡su/

From Middle Chinese compound 悒鬱 (MC ʔˠiɪp̚ ʔɨut̚, literally “worry + melancholy”).

For pronunciation and definitions of 悒鬱 – see the following entry.
【憂鬱ゆううつ】
[adjective] depressed, gloomy, melancholic
[adjective] (of vegetation) thick, dense
[noun] depression, dejection, gloom, melancholy
Alternative spellings
憂うつ, 幽鬱, 悒鬱
(This term, 悒鬱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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