鬱蒼

See also: 郁苍

Chinese

		dense (growth); melancholy	dark blue; fly; musca dark blue; fly; musca; deep green
trad. (鬱蒼)		鬱	蒼
simp. (郁苍)		郁	苍
anagram		蒼鬱／苍郁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùcāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄘㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùcāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄘㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùcang
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-tsʻang¹
    • Yale: yù-tsāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhtsang
    • Palladius: юйцан (jujcan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

鬱蒼

1. (literary, of vegetation) verdant; luxuriant

Derived terms

• 鬱鬱蒼蒼／郁郁苍苍 (yùyùcāngcāng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬱	蒼
うつ > うっ Grade: S	そう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Adjective

鬱(うっ)蒼(そう) • (ussō) ^†-tari (adnominal 鬱(うっ)蒼(そう)とした (ussō to shita) or 鬱(うっ)蒼(そう)たる (ussō taru), adverbial 鬱(うっ)蒼(そう)と (ussō to) or 鬱(うっ)蒼(そう)として (ussō to shite))

1. dense, thick (of woods or grasses)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "鬱蒼たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	鬱蒼たら	うっそうたら	ussou tara
Continuative (連用形)	鬱蒼と[1] 鬱蒼たり[2]	うっそうと うっそうたり	ussou to ussou tari
Terminal (終止形)	鬱蒼たり	うっそうたり	ussou tari
Attributive (連体形)	鬱蒼たる	うっそうたる	ussou taru
Realis (已然形)	鬱蒼たれ	うっそうたれ	ussou tare
Imperative (命令形)	鬱蒼たれ	うっそうたれ	ussou tare
Key constructions
Negative	鬱蒼たらず	うっそうたらず	ussou tarazu
Contrasting conjunction	鬱蒼たれど	うっそうたれど	ussou taredo
Causal conjunction	鬱蒼たれば	うっそうたれば	ussou tareba
Conditional conjunction	鬱蒼たらば	うっそうたらば	ussou taraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	鬱蒼たりき	うっそうたりき	ussou tariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	鬱蒼たりけり	うっそうたりけり	ussou tarikeri
Adverbial	鬱蒼と	うっそうと	ussou to
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.