JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 悩: "trouble, worry, in pain"
The kanji 悩 means "trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ノウ in on'yomi and なや.む, なや.ます, なや.ましい, なやみ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ノウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なや.むなや.ますなや.ましいなやみ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1084 of 2,501 |
Common words with 悩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 悩むto be worried; to be troubled
- 悩みtrouble; troubles; worry; distress
- 苦悩(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
- 悩ますto afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
- 頭を悩ますto rack one's brains
- 悩ましいseductive; carnal; enchanting · troubling; difficult; thorny; hard
- 思い悩むto worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do
- 煩悩worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh · klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 悩み事matter causing distress; something causing worry
- 懊悩anguish; trouble; agony
- 悩みを抱えるto have troubles; to have concerns
- 悩みの種source of worry; source of distress
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