鬱々
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鬱 | 鬱 |
| うつ Grade: S | うつ Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
Adjective
鬱々 (-tari inflection, hiragana うつうつ, rōmaji utsuutsu)
- melancholy, gloomy
Adverb
鬱々 (hiragana うつうつ, rōmaji utsuutsu)
- melancholically, gloomily
Usage notes
The adverb is more commonly used with the と (to) particle (the basic adverbial marker for -tari adjectives), but in archaic contexts it is sometimes used as-is with no following particle.