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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1084 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

Kunyomi: なや.む, なや.ます, なや.ましい, なやみ

Onyomi: ノウ

Composition: 忄 小 凶

悩

Radical

Radical: 心

Reading: りっしんべん

Meaning: heart

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

煩悩(ぼんのう)   earthly desires, carnal desires

苦悩する(くのうする)   suffer, be anguished

悩ます(なやます)   afflict, torment, harass [v.t.]

悩む(なやむ)   be worried, be troubled [v.i.]

悩み(なやみ)   trouble, worry [n.]

悩ましい(なやましい)   seductive

Onyomi Examples

悩殺 (ノウサツ) fascinate, bewitch, enchant

悩乱 (ノウラン) worry, anguish

苦悩 (クノウ) (mental) agony, anguish, suffering, distress

懊悩 (オウノウ) anguish, trouble, agony

Kunyomi Examples

悩む (なやむ) to be worried, to be troubled

悩ます (なやます) to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest

悩ましい (なやましい) seductive, carnal, enchanting, troubling, difficult, thorny, hard, anxious, uneasy

悩み (なやみ) trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem

悩み事 (なやみごと) matter causing distress, something causing worry

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