Question

鬱 うっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る 鬱陶しい(うっとうしい): (1) gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing (2) heavy (weather); cloudy (3) irritating; troublesome憂鬱(ゆううつ): depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom S 29 192 ちょう・においざけ・かおりぐさ 会意 Compound Ideographic The context of gloom here refers to an environmental disaster that humans make. The story begins at a GROVE with TIN CANS shaped like CROWNS which are really soda cans. They belonged to workers who bulldozes (or SHOVELS) lots and lots of SHEAVES with DROPS of its pieces. Afar, a boy is SITTING while watching the workers reSHAPING the environment. His face now has a very gloomy expression.

Accepted Answer

ウツ gloom, depression, melancholy 0 缶: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121)木: tree; wood木: tree; wood冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)鬯: fragrant herbs; spiced liqueur; grow; spread彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 鬯 10 (none) The pixie, wearing a tin can crown, watches from the middle of the grove, the sparkling villain approach. She sits down in gloom wondering if she belongs amongst the trees, for she has never seen such a beautiful shape.

Kanji	鬱
Onyomi	ウツ
Kunyomi	うっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る
English	gloom, depression, melancholy
Examples	鬱陶しい(うっとうしい): (1) gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing (2) heavy (weather); cloudy (3) irritating; troublesome 憂鬱(ゆううつ): depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S
Components	缶: tin can; container; jar radical (no. 121) 木: tree; wood 木: tree; wood 冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14) 鬯: fragrant herbs; spiced liqueur; grow; spread 彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
Number of Strokes	29
Kanji Radical	鬯
Radical Number	192
Radical Strokes	10
Radical Reading	ちょう・においざけ・かおりぐさ
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Koohii Story 1	The pixie, wearing a tin can crown, watches from the middle of the grove, the sparkling villain approach. She sits down in gloom wondering if she belongs amongst the trees, for she has never seen such a beautiful shape.
Koohii Story 2	The context of gloom here refers to an environmental disaster that humans make. The story begins at a GROVE with TIN CANS shaped like CROWNS which are really soda cans. They belonged to workers who bulldozes (or SHOVELS) lots and lots of SHEAVES with DROPS of its pieces. Afar, a boy is SITTING while watching the workers reSHAPING the environment. His face now has a very gloomy expression.

Gloom Tin Radical Gloomy 木 Tree Wood Hair