"うれい" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɯ̟ɾe̞i] Forms: urei [romanization], urefi [romanization], うれひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /ureɸe/ → /ureɸi/ → /urei/ Shift from 憂え (uree), the 未(み)然形(ぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) and 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 憂(うれ)える (ureeru, “to be worried (about); grieve, lament”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|未%然形|み%ぜんけい|irrealis form}} 未(み)然形(ぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”), {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|憂える|うれ.える|to be worried (about); grieve, lament|pos=}} 憂(うれ)える (ureeru, “to be worried (about); grieve, lament”), {{ja-ryk|憂える|うれ.える|to be worried (about); grieve, lament}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 憂(うれ)える (ureeru, “to be worried (about); grieve, lament”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|hhira=うれひ}} うれい • (urei) ^(←うれひ (urefi)?)
  1. fear, misgiving
    Sense id: en-うれい-ja-noun-SmWWWahQ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 91 9 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 91 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. sadness, gloom, sorrow
    Sense id: en-うれい-ja-noun-0ghI7u4f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 憂い顔 (ureigao) (ruby: (うれ), (がお)), 後顧の憂い (kōko no urei) (ruby: (こう), (), (うれ))

Alternative forms

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          "憂",
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        ],
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          "顔",
          "がお"
        ]
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          "後",
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    }
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      "roman": "sake wa urei no tamabahaki",
      "ruby": [
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          "酒",
          "さけ"
        ],
        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ],
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          "玉",
          "たま"
        ],
        [
          "箒",
          "ばはき"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "tenka no urei ni sakidachite urei, tenka no tanoshimi ni okurete tanoshimu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "天",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "下",
          "か"
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        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ],
        [
          "先",
          "さき"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "だ"
        ],
        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ],
        [
          "天",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "下",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "楽",
          "たの"
        ],
        [
          "後",
          "おく"
        ],
        [
          "楽",
          "たの"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "天下の憂いに先立ちて憂い、天下の楽しみに後れて楽しむ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tōki omonpakari nakereba kanarazu chikaki urei ari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "遠",
          "とお"
        ],
        [
          "慮",
          "おもんぱか"
        ],
        [
          "必",
          "かなら"
        ],
        [
          "近",
          "ちか"
        ],
        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "遠き慮りなければ必ず近き憂いあり"
    }
  ],
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          "misgiving"
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          "sorrow",
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    }
  ],
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    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "うれい"
}
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        ],
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          "顔",
          "がお"
        ]
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    },
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          "後",
          "こう"
        ],
        [
          "顧",
          "こ"
        ],
        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ]
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        "romanization"
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      "roman": "sake wa urei no tamabahaki",
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          "憂",
          "うれ"
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        [
          "玉",
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        ],
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          "箒",
          "ばはき"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "tenka no urei ni sakidachite urei, tenka no tanoshimi ni okurete tanoshimu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "天",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "下",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ],
        [
          "先",
          "さき"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "だ"
        ],
        [
          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ],
        [
          "天",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "下",
          "か"
        ],
        [
          "楽",
          "たの"
        ],
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          "後",
          "おく"
        ],
        [
          "楽",
          "たの"
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    },
    {
      "roman": "tōki omonpakari nakereba kanarazu chikaki urei ari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "遠",
          "とお"
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          "慮",
          "おもんぱか"
        ],
        [
          "必",
          "かなら"
        ],
        [
          "近",
          "ちか"
        ],
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          "憂",
          "うれ"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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    "Daijisen",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for うれい meaning in Japanese (3.3kB)

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