What does the kanji 愁 mean?

distress, grieve, lament, be anxious

How is the kanji 愁 read?

シュウ (Shuu); うれ.える (Ureeru); うれ.い (Urei)

愁

Ureeruうれえる

distress

Shuuしゅう

Examples

郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia

哀愁あいしゅうpathos

愁 (Ureeru) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “distress, grieve, lament”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 13 strokes.