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悩

悩 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （原義）怒る。
  2. なやむ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「惱」の略体。「惱」については惱#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ノウJHS
Kun (native)
  • なや(む)JHS
  • なや(ます)JHS
  • なや(ましい)
  • なやみ
Other languages
  • 拼音nao3
  • 한글noe
  • Hán-ViệtNão

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+60A9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄⿱𭕄凶

Words using this kanji

  • 悩みなやみなやみを参照。trouble, troubles, worry, distress
  • 悩ますなやますなやますを参照。to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest
  • 悩むなやむ「なやむ」を参照。to be worried, to be troubled
  • 悩ましいなやましい「なやましい」の漢字表記。seductive, carnal, enchanting, troubling
  • 悩殺のうさつ非常に悩ますこと。 女性が容姿やしぐさなどの性的魅力により男性の心をかきみだし、悩ますこと。fascinate, bewitch, enchant
  • 悩乱のうらんworry, anguish
  • 悩み事なやみごとmatter causing distress, something causing worry
  • 悩めるなやめるworried, troubled, afflicted, to afflict
  • 悩みの種なやみのたねsource of worry, source of distress
  • 悩ましげなやましげanxious (appearance), (appearing) uneasy, yearning (look, etc.), languishing
  • 悩みに悩むなやみになやむto worry oneself sick
  • 悩みを抱えるなやみをかかえるto have troubles, to have concerns

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-7
Four Corner
9907.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k7.11
Heisig
2085
Nelson
1698