悩
悩 — Trouble
trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness
On’yomiノウ (nou)
Kun’yomiなやむ (nayamu)
Kun’yomiなやます (nayamasu)
Kun’yomiなやましい (nayamashii)
Kun’yomiなやみ (nayami)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 悩
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悩み | なやみ nayami | trouble; troubles; worry |
| 苦悩 | くのう kunou | (mental) agony; anguish; suffering |
| 悩ます | なやます nayamasu | to afflict; to torment; to harass |
| 伸び悩む | のびなやむ nobinayamu | to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth |
| 悩む | なやむ nayamu | to be worried; to be troubled |
| 悩ましい | なやましい nayamashii | seductive; carnal; enchanting |
Study notes
悩 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1084 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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