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憂鬱 (ゆううつ): depression, melancholy — Japanese vocabulary

憂鬱 is read ゆううつ and means "depression, melancholy". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

憂鬱

Reading
ゆううつ · yuuutsu
Translation
depression, melancholy
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ゆううつが

Example

雨が降ると彼女は憂鬱になる。

あめがふるとかのじょはゆううつになる。

When it rains, she feels blue.

Kanji in this word

  • 憂 — sad, grief
  • 鬱 — Gloom, Depression, Melancholy

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