うつ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Verb

うつ • (utsu) godan (stem うち (uchi), past うった (utta))

1. 打つ: hit, strike, beat
2. 討つ: defeat, kill
3. 撃つ: shoot, fire
4. 撃つ: attack (sometimes spelled 討つ or 打つ)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of うつ – see the following entry.

【鬱】S [adjective] depressing [adjective] depressed [noun] (psychiatry) depression [affix] dense (growth); lush; luxuriant [affix] accumulate; stagnate [affix] depression; gloom; melancholy Alternative spelling 欝

(This term, うつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as うつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うつ.)