Memory phrase for the character: 愁

愁

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Meaning

sadness, distress, grief

Pronunciation

SHŪ
urei/eru

Explanation

 Top: autumn 秋 (... when rice plants 禾 are burned 火 down), below: heart 心

Mnemonic
 
(Because winter is coming soon:) In autumn, the heart feels sadness.

Radicals

禾 rice plantIt shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The rice-grain has this radical: 米 and the ripe rice plant is this combination: 釆.
火 fireImage of a fire
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

哀愁 あいしゅう  Grief, sorrow, sadness
愁傷 しゅうしょう  grief; sorrow
郷愁 きょうしゅう  nostalgia, homesickness
愁嘆場 しゅうたんば  tragic (film) scene (moving one to tears)

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