# 鬱 — gloom; lush

鬱 means “gloom; lush”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 29 strokes. On'yomi: ウツ (utsu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: gloom; lush
- On'yomi: ウツ (utsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 29
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 9

## How to remember 鬱

Parts: 缶 tin can · 木 tree · 冖 cover · 凵 open box · 匕 sitting person; spoon · 彡 hair

## More in the “Feelings 9” set

[貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/) · [羨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-envious/) · [遜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/modest/) · [傲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haughty/) · [慄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shudder/) · [憬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admire/) · [臆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/timid/) · [鬱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloom/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gloom/. Last updated 2026-11-01.