Kanji

悩

悩

trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ノウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なやむ, なやます, なやましい, なやみ

Common Readings

ノウ, なや…ます, なや…む

Example sentences

悩む なやむ
彼 は 将来 の こと で 悩んでいる 。

He is worried about his future.

結局 けっきょく
色々 と 悩んだ が 、 結局 は 留学 する こと に 決めた 。

I worried about it a lot, but in the end, I decided to study abroad.

悩み なやみ
親友 に 将来 について の 悩み を 打ち明けた 。

I confided my worries about the future to my best friend.

打ち明ける うちあける
彼女 は 誰 に も 言えなかった 悩み を 打ち明けた

She confided a worry that she couldn't tell anyone.

苦悩 くのう
彼 は 将来 の 進路 について 深く 苦悩している 。

He is deeply distressed about his future career path.

内面 ないめん
彼 は 内面 の 苦悩 を 誰 に も 見せなかった 。

He didn't show his inner suffering to anyone.

頭を悩ます あたまをなやます
彼 は 新しい ビジネス の アイデア について 頭を悩ませている 。

He is racking his brains for new business ideas.

悩ましい なやましい
どの 色 を 選ぶ か は 、 非常に 悩ましい 問題 だ 。

Choosing which color to pick is a very troublesome problem.

悩ます なやます
その 複雑 な 問題 は 、 多く の 専門家 を 悩ませてきた 。

That complex problem has troubled many experts.

耳鳴り みみなり
彼 は 長年 、 ひどい 耳鳴り に 悩まされている 。

He has been suffering from severe ringing in his ears for many years.

Example Vocabulary

悩む

なやむ

to worry; to be troubled; to be distressed

悩み

なやみ

worry; trouble; distress; agony

苦悩

くのう

suffering; anguish; distress; being tormented by worries

頭を悩ます

あたまをなやます

to rack one's brains, to worry about

悩ましい

なやましい

troublesome; distressing; seductive

悩ます

なやます

to afflict; to torment; to trouble

思い悩む

おもいなやむ

to worry; to be troubled; to fret over

悩み事

なやみごと

trouble; worry; problem; matter of concern

煩悩

ぼんのう

worldly desires; evil passions

悩みを抱える

なやみをかかえる

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