憂 鬱(ゆううつ)

ゆううつ

na-adjective, noun

depressed, melancholy

medicaldescriptive

1. depressed, melancholy, gloomy

A state of feeling sad, pessimistic, or emotionally down.

憂鬱(ゆううつ)な気分(きぶん)だ。

I'm feeling depressed.

月曜日(げつようび)は憂鬱(ゆううつ)だ。

Mondays are depressing.

憂鬱(ゆううつ)になる。

To get depressed.

憂鬱(ゆううつ) is a na-adjective and noun describing a state of feeling depressed, gloomy, or melancholic.

Writing

The character 鬱(うつ) has 29 strokes, making it one of the most complex kanji in common use. Often written in hiragana (ゆううつ) or with the simplified variant 欝(うつ).

Common patterns

憂鬱(ゆううつ)な気分(きぶん): depressed mood
憂鬱(ゆううつ)になる: to become depressed
憂鬱(ゆううつ)な天気(てんき): gloomy weather
憂鬱(ゆううつ)を感(かん)じる: to feel melancholy

Related words

うつ病(びょう): clinical depression
抑(よく)うつ: depression (technical)
うつ状態(じょうたい): depressive state

Similar words

暗(くら)い: dark, gloomy (mood)
沈(しず)んだ: sunken, depressed
ブルー: blue, feeling down (casual)

Related Words

Related: 暗(くら)い (gloomy (mood))

Related: 鬱病(うつびょう) (clinical depression)

Compare: 沈(しず)む (sunken, depressed)

Compare: ブルー (blue, feeling down)

Compare: 陰気(いんき) (gloomy)

Related: 物憂(ものう)い (languid)

Compare: 陰鬱(いんうつ) (gloomy)

Compare: 気(き)が滅入(めい)る (to feel depressed)

Related: 抑(よく)うつ (depression)

Compare: 滅入(めい)る (to feel depressed)

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Added 2026.1.16 17:49 · Revised 2026.10.12 4:27

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