憂 = 一 + 心 + 冖 + 夂 + 白

憂 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “melancholy”. It is built from 一 (one), 心 (heart), 冖 (cover), 夂 (walking legs) and 白 (white). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 663. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: melancholy
RTK frame: 663
Strokes: 15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): うれ.える, うれ.い, う.い, う.き
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: меланхолия
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 憂 sad

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 憂

How to find 憂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “heart” + “cover”. 憂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 憂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.