Japanese edit

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

Adjective edit

(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 edit

(うつ)(うつ) (utsuutsu

  1. melancholically, gloomily

Usage notes edit

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.