愁
grief
JLPT N1 13 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- うれ.える・うれ.い
- On'yomi
- シュウ
愁 means "grief". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read うれ.える・うれ.い in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シュウ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).
Stroke order & writing
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愁 in example sentences
はにたをた。 Kangen gakudan wa kyoushuu ni michita ongaku o ensou shi hajimeta.
The orchestra struck up nostalgic music.
に、はをなとがかもない。 Kyoushuu ni fukeru toki, watashitachi wa kodomo jidai o kono ue naku koufuku na jiki to kangaeru keikou ga aru ka mo shirenai.
In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
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Common questions
- What does the kanji 愁 mean?
- 愁 means "grief". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
- How many strokes does 愁 have?
- 愁 is written in 13 strokes.
- How is 愁 read?
- It is read うれ.える・うれ.い in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and シュウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 愁?
- 愁 is a JLPT N1 kanji.