シュウ, うれ.える, うれ.い

distress, grieve, lament, be anxious

JLPT1 G7 S13 F2171

As per # (shrunken) + heart/emotions → *anxiety* (← feelings of a shrunken heart; compare ) → *sorrow*; *grief*; *lamentation*; *distress*.

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