29 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

gloom, depression, melancholy, luxuriant

Kun'yomi
  • うっする
  • to feel depressed
  • しげ
On'yomi
  • depression ②luxuriant (of vegetation)

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ウツ 64.7%
うっする 34.7%
ふさ 0.6%

Character Breakdown

gloom, depression, melancholy
ウツ うっ.する ふさ.ぐ (11th)
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
カン かま ふ (9th, N2)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
fragrant herbs, spiced liqueur, grow
チョウ かおりぐさ (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 9B31
JIS X 0208 1-61-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2411
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6830
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3625
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2528
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2120
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45671
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1764
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a25.1
Four corner code 4472.2