Kanji

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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