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Depressed in Chinese / Japanese...

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 kurai
Kurai Scroll

暗い is a Japanese word that means dark, gloomy, depressed, dispirited, sorrowful, unclear, and/or unknown.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


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mèn
    men4
men
 mon
    もん

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Melancholy / Sorrow
bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed
(rare) (See 悶え・もだえ) agony; anguish; (given name) Mon
Depressed, oppressed, sad, melancholy; to cover, shut down, or in.

暗い

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 kurai
    くらい

More info & calligraphy:

Kurai
(adjective) (1) dark; gloomy; (2) dark (in colour); dull; (3) depressed; dispirited; (4) sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); (5) unclear; unfamiliar; unknown


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chàng
    chang4
ch`ang
    chang
regretful; upset; despairing; depressed

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hūn
    hun1
hun
gloomy; depressed


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    yu4

 utsu
    うつ
(bound form) (of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; (bound form) melancholy; depressed
(kana only) depression; low spirits
Dense, oppressive, anxious; translit. u sounds; cf. 郁, 優, 嗢, 殟, 烏.

不振

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bù zhèn
    bu4 zhen4
pu chen
 fushin
    ふしん
lacking in vitality; depressed (market, spirits etc)
(n,adj-no,adj-na) dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

八纏


八缠

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bā chán
    ba1 chan2
pa ch`an
    pa chan
 hachiden
The eight entanglements, or evils: to be without shame; without a blush; envious; mean; unregretful; sleepy (or indolent); ambitious; stupid (or depressed).

冥い

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 kurai
    くらい
(adjective) (1) dark; gloomy; (2) dark (in colour); dull; (3) depressed; dispirited; (4) sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); (5) unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

凋敝

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diāo bì
    diao1 bi4
tiao pi
impoverished; destitute; hard; depressed (of business); tattered; ragged

凹む

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 hekomu
    へこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; (v5m,vi) (2) to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in; to give up; (v5m,vi) (3) (colloquialism) (See ヘコむ) to be disheartened; to feel down; to feel depressed; (v5m,vi) (4) to suffer a loss; to lose

凹陷

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āo xiàn
    ao1 xian4
ao hsien
to cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed

嗒然

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tà rán
    ta4 ran2
t`a jan
    ta jan
(literary) despondent; depressed

塞く

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 fusagu
    ふさぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); (transitive verb) (2) to stand in the way; to obstruct; (transitive verb) (3) to occupy; to fill up; to take up; (transitive verb) (4) to perform one's role; to do one's duty; (v5g,vi) (5) (See 鬱ぐ・ふさぐ) to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope

壅ぐ

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 fusagu
    ふさぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); (2) to stand in the way; to obstruct; (3) to occupy; to fill up; to take up; (4) to perform one's role; to do one's duty; (Godan verb with "gu" ending) (5) to feel depressed; to mope

委靡

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wěi mǐ
    wei3 mi3
wei mi
dispirited; depressed

廢然


废然

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fèi rán
    fei4 ran2
fei jan
depressed; dejected

悒傶

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yì qī
    yi4 qi1
i ch`i
    i chi
 yūsoku
to be depressed

悒慼

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yì qī
    yi4 qi1
i ch`i
    i chi
 yūseki
to be depressed

愁悶


愁闷

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chóu mèn
    chou2 men4
ch`ou men
    chou men
 shūmon
depressed; gloomy
distress

憂悶


忧闷

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yōu mèn
    you1 men4
yu men
 yuumon / yumon
    ゆうもん
depressed; full of worries; feeling down
(n,vs,vi) anguish; mortification
愁悶 Distress, grief, sadness.

憂瘀


忧瘀

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yōu yū
    you1 yu1
yu yü
 uo
to i depressed deeply

憂鬱


忧郁

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yōu yù
    you1 yu4
yu yü
 yuuutsu / yuutsu
    ゆううつ
sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected
(noun or adjectival noun) depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom

憋悶


憋闷

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biē men
    bie1 men5
pieh men
to feel oppressed; to be depressed; to feel dejected

憤懣


愤懑

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fèn mèn
    fen4 men4
fen men
 funman
    ふんまん
depressed; resentful; discontented; indignant; perturbed
(noun/participle) anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

懊喪


懊丧

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ào sàng
    ao4 sang4
ao sang
dejected; despondent; depressed

懤懤


㤽㤽

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chóu chóu
    chou2 chou2
ch`ou ch`ou
    chou chou
anxious; depressed

抑鬱


抑郁

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yì yù
    yi4 yu4
i yü
 yokuutsu / yokutsu
    よくうつ
depressed; despondent; gloomy
dejection; depression

揪揪

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jiū jiu
    jiu1 jiu5
chiu chiu
creased; wrinkled; depressed; worried; upset

昏い

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 kurai
    くらい
(adjective) (1) dark; gloomy; (2) dark (in colour); dull; (3) depressed; dispirited; (4) sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); (5) unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

沈む

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 shizumu
    しずむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to sink; to go under; to submerge; (v5m,vi) (2) to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; (v5m,vi) (3) to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

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Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)
Kurai暗いkurai


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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