悩

trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ノウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

なや.ましいなや.ますなや.むなやみ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1084

Vocabulary

ノウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
苦悩	クノウ	(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
煩悩	ボンノウ	worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
悩殺	ノウサツ	fascinate; bewitch; enchant
悩乱	ノウラン	worry; anguish
懊悩	オウノウ	anguish; trouble; agony

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
伸び悩む	のびなやむ	to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
悩ます	なやます	to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
悩み	なやみ	trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
悩む	なやむ	to be worried; to be troubled
思い悩む	おもいなやむ	to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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