憂き うき Meanings Pre-noun adjectival, Noun unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic; bitter See also: 憂い (うい). Kanji 憂 melancholy. Read as うき. Words containing 憂き 憂き目 (うきめ) bitter experience 憂き身 (うきみ) wretched life 憂き目を見る (うきめをみる) to have a hard time of it And 2 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists