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憂 means 'grieve'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1753   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-31    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 42 words   Used in 58 words   Used in 121 names   Component in 5 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ユウ
Kun
   うれえる to grieve, to be distressed   うれい sorrow   うい unhappy
Additional readings
Kun    うれう to worry   うき
Name    ゆ
Variants
忧 (Chinese)  
Notes
Upper portion exists as rare kanji 㥑 (grieve)
Components
⿻  心 heart  夏 summer  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 憂 is used 9 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 憂 is used 56 times, read 5 ways.
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ユウ : 29 words FIND ALL
ゆ う う つ 0
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom
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うい : 13 words FIND ALL
う い 1
unhappy; sad; gloomy
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うれえる : 12 words FIND ALL
う れ え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to grieve; to lament; to be anxious; to be distressed
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うき (read as うき) : 1 word FIND ALL
う き よ 1
Most common form: 浮き世
noun
1. fleeting life; this transient world; floating world
2. sad world; world of grief and worry  (esp. 憂き世)
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うれい (read as うれい) : 1 word FIND ALL
う れ い ご と 0 う れ い ご と 5
noun
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts
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An additional うれ.い less common words include 憂 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1871  Joy o' Kanji : 1871  Key to Kanji: - 

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憂
ユウ   うれえる to grieve, to be distressed   うれい sorrow   うい unhappy   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
夏
カ   ゲ   なつ summer   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
夂
go
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