漢字道KANJIDOβ

悩 — 10 strokes / Radical「忄」

道
4Junior high level / 10 strokes / Radical「忄」
On
ノウのう · nō
Kun
なや.む・なや.ます・なや.ましい・なやみnaya.mu · naya.masu · naya.mashii · nayami
Meaning
be troubled; worry

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

忄 "heart" with a sound element: a heart in disorder — to be troubled.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onノウのうnō悩殺のうさつ苦悩くのう煩悩ぼんのう
Kunなやむnayamu悩むなやむ悩みなやみ悩ましいなやましい
Kunなやますnayamasu悩ますなやます

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 悩みなやみ

    worry; trouble

  • 苦悩くのう

    anguish; distress

More words with this kanji

  • 煩悩ぼんのう
  • 懊悩おうのう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

進路(しんろ)について悩(なや)んでいる。

I am troubled about which path to take.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

苦悩悩苦bitter忙busy怖fright…恒consta…惨misera…慎be car…濃thick衲a patc…能abilit…納to pay…脳brain
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)