Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.
The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 鬱 is filed under 鬯 (herbs) — radical number 192 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.
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鬱 means Gloom, Depression, Melancholy, Luxuriant.
鬱 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) うつ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) うっ.する、ふさ.ぐ、しげ.る.
鬱 is written with 29 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.
Japanese schoolchildren learn it in secondary school.
The radical of 鬱 is 鬯 (herbs), radical number 192 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.
Common words written with 鬱 include 鬱病 (うつびょう, depression); 憂鬱 (ゆううつ, depression; melancholy; dejection); 幽鬱 (ゆううつ, depression; melancholy; dejection).
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