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煩悩

煩惱

Reading

Kana: ぼんのう
Romaji: bonnou
Kana
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Definitions

1

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh

2

klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

(Buddhist term)

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 ボン、 わずら.う、 わずら.わす、 うるさ.がる、 うるさ.い
Meanings: anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome
Readings: ノウ、 なや.む、 なや.ます、 なや.ましい、 なやみ
Meanings: trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness
Readings: ノウ、 なや.む、 なや.ます、 なや.ましい、 なやみ
Meanings: angered, filled with hate

Example Sentences

(ひと)には、(まよ)いと(くる)しみのもとである煩悩(ぼんのう)がある。
➥People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
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(ひゃく)(はち)といえば煩悩(ぼんのう)(かず)だ」「お(にい)ちゃんはどんな煩悩(ぼんのう)があるの?」「()ってもいいが、検閲(けんえつ)削除(さくじょ)になるぞ」
➥"Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
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この煩悩(ぼんのう)のきずなから(のが)れるには(いつ)つの方法(ほうほう)がある。
➥There are five ways to emancipate themselves from the bond of worldly passions.
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