Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 鬱

鬱

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Meaning

 gloom, melancholy, depression

Pronunciation

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Explanation

 Top: tree 木, container/jar 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵), tree 木; below: lid 冖, var. of disaster/bad luck 凶, seated Person 匕, three hairs 彡

Mnemonic

A container between two trees covers an unlucky person with three hairs who became depressed. (or simply: Such a kanji makes me depressed.)

Radicals

木 tree
彡 hair(The radical sanzukuri shows three hair.)
凶 bad luck(The container 凵 is marked with a cross 㐅 because it contains bad luck.)
缶 container, can
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Vocabulary

憂鬱 ゆううつ depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom

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