うれい
Urei
Other forms: 愁い、患い
憂い (Urei) is a Japanese noun meaning “sorrow, grief, anguish, distress”.
Meanings
- nounsorrow; grief; anguish; distressesp. 愁い
- nounanxiety; worry; trouble; affliction; fear; misgivingsesp. 憂い
Examples
憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
備えあれば患いなし。
Lay up for a rainy day.
長いわずらいで彼は借金をこさえた。
His long sickness ran him into debt.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).