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鬱々

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うつ
Grade: S
うつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjective

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(うつ)(うつ) (utsuutsu-tari (adnominal (うつ)(うつ)とした (utsuutsu to shita) or (うつ)(うつ)たる (utsuutsu taru), adverbial (うつ)(うつ) (utsuutsu to) or (うつ)(うつ)として (utsuutsu to shite))

  1. melancholy, gloomy

Adverb

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(うつ)(うつ) (utsuutsu

  1. melancholically, gloomily

Usage notes

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The adverb is more commonly used with the (to) particle (the basic adverbial marker for -tari adjectives), but in archaic contexts it is sometimes used as-is with no following particle.