sorrow

(fall) Same-ON + (bottomheart)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

SHUU

Your SHOES are so wack it fills me with sorrow.

Mnemonic

When the season turns to fall, my heart is always full of sorrow.

Kunyomi

うれ*い melancholy- sorrowful - but more subtle than the OTHER うれい (憂い)。 Regular urei is like a homeless guy that is obviously suffering and you can see why. 愁い is like a elegant woman in a kimono going to a temple and carrying with her a subtle poetic aura of sadness. Older Japanese guys go for this.
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

哀愁(あいしゅう)

melancholy ★☆☆☆☆ NP
(pitiful) + (sorrow) = 哀愁 (melancholy)

an archaic, literary word meaning, "melancholy, pathos, grief." (used about a novel, song, movie, or tone of voice, but not about a person).

郷愁(きょうしゅう)

nostalgia ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
(one's hometown) + (sorrow) = 郷愁 (nostalgia)

literary word for nostalgia (BOOBOO: most people just say 懐かしい (なつかしい!))

Synonyms

nostalgia
懐かしい    郷愁   
pathos, misery, pitifulness
かわいいそうな 哀れな    惨めな    哀愁    心細い    悲惨な   
sorrowful
憂い    愁い