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悩

Kanji 悩: meaning "worry, trouble", readings, stroke order

The kanji 悩 means "worry, trouble". On'yomi: ノウ; kun'yomi: なやむ、なやます. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
worry, trouble
On'yomi
ノウ
Kun'yomi
なやむなやます
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
惱 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 悩

  • 悩む なやむ — to agonize, to be troubled
  • 悩ましい なやましい — seductive, melancholy, languid
  • 悩ます なやます — to bother, to harass, to molest
  • 悩み なやみ — trouble(s), worry, distress

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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