Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to worry about, to be anxious about, to be concerned about.
  2. to lament, to grieve, to feel sorrow for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
憂える うれえる
 
 
愁える うれえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

melancholy, grieve, lament
ユウ う.い うれ.える (8th, N1)
melancholy(憂) variant
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)