► 動詞
落ち込む [(3)おちこむ] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 彼は振られて落ち込んだ ⇨ He got dumped and depressed
沈む [しずむ] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 最近気が沈む ⇨ I feel depressed lately
☆ 彼は試験に落ちて沈んでいる ⇨ He has been depressed since failing the exam
☆ 彼女は沈んだ声で言った ⇨ She said in a subdued, depressed, voice
湿る [しめる] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 最近湿った話が多い ⇨ Recently there are many depressing stories
滅入る [(2)めいる] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ ニュースを見ていると滅入るようなことばかりだ ⇨ When you watch news everything is depressing
滅入る [(2)めいる] [気が滅入る] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 仕事が旨く行かなくて気が滅入る ⇨ Work is not going well and it depresses me
しょぼくれる [しょぼくれる] [coll] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ 何をしょぼくれてるの？ ⇨ Why are you moping around? (☛ From a third party’s point of view)
塞ぎ込む [(4)ふさぎこむ] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ 彼は最近ふさぎ込んでいる ⇨ He’s been depressed and not talking much recently
塞ぐ [ふさぐ] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ なんか彼塞いでるね ⇨ He seems depressed
塞ぐ [ふさぐ] [気が塞ぐ] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ どうも気が塞ぐ ⇨ I feel depressed for some reason
凹む [へこむ] [coll] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ 彼は仕事が旨く行かず凹んでいる ⇨ He is not doing well at work and depressed
鬱屈 [うっくつ] [鬱屈する] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 彼は精神的に鬱屈している ⇨ (☛ Severely depressed to the degree of being destructive and/or antisocial)
陥没 [かんぼつ] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 道路が陥没した ⇨ A sinkhole appeared on the road (☛ Physically depressed and cave in)
しける [(2)しける] [coll] [peer] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ なんだ、しけた顔して ⇨ What’s with the long face?
► 成句
気 [き] [気が重い] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 気が重くて何もする気になれない ⇨ I feel depressed and don’t feel like doing anything
► 名詞
鬱 [(1)うつ] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 最近鬱がひどい ⇨ I’ve had a severe depression lately
鬱病 [うつびょう] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 彼は鬱病で苦しんでいる ⇨ He is struggling with severe depression
落ち込み [おちこみ] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 彼は最近落ち込みが激しいようだ ⇨ It looks like he’s been really depressed lately
陥没 [かんぼつ] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 頭蓋骨陥没骨折 ⇨ A depressed skull fracture (☛ Physically depressed and cave in)
► 形容詞
鬱陶しい [(5)うっとうしい] meaning: depress rank: 1
☆ 毎日雨で鬱陶しい ⇨ It’s been raining everyday and it is depressing
重い [(2)おもい] meaning: depress rank: 1
☆ 試験が近いと思うととにかく重い気分だ ⇨ It’s really depressing to think that exams are getting closer
湿っぽい [(4)しめっぽい] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 湿っぽい話で御免なさい ⇨ I’m sorry it’s a depressing story
物憂い [(3)ものうい] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 物憂い表情 ⇨ A melancholic facial expression
► 形容動詞
憂鬱 [ゆううつ] meaning: depress rank: 2
☆ 憂鬱な気分 ⇨ Depressed feelings
☆ 試験が近くて憂鬱だ ⇨ I’m depressed because the exams are approaching
陰鬱 [いんうつ] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ 陰鬱な雰囲気の人 ⇨ Someone with a depressing air
物憂げ [(3)ものうげ] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 彼女は物憂げな顔をしている ⇨ She has a melancholic expression on her face
► 感嘆詞
とほほ [とほほ] [coll] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ とほほ、御飯を買うお金も無いや ⇨ Oh crap, I don’t even have money to buy something to eat
► 連体詞
浮かない [うかない] meaning: depress rank: 3
☆ 何を浮かない顔してるの？ ⇨ Why the long face?
浮かぬ [うかぬ] [liter] meaning: depress rank: 4
☆ 彼は浮かぬ顔をしている ⇨ He is wearing a long face