This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ノウ、なや.む、なや.ます、なや.ましい、なやみ
Romaji: nou, naya.mu, naya.masu, naya.mashii, nayami
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1084
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  noe
Chinese Reading:  nao3
Unicode:  60a9
JIS:  473A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 421
Nelson Index: 1698
New Nelson Index: 1867
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k7.11
Four Corner Index: 9907.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1680
Gakken Index: 992
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10716P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1065
Remembering the kanji Index: 1935
Kanji Flashcards Index: 541
Kodansha Compact Index: 817
Kanji in Context Index: 1110
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 313
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 380
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1954
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2085
Essential Kanji Index: 1617
Kodansha Kanji Index: 504
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1175
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1336

Words

悩む (なやむ)
to be worried; to be troubled
悩ます (なやます)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
伸び悩む (のびなやむ)
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
思い悩む (おもいなやむ)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
恋の悩み (こいのなやみ)
pain of love; love troubles
悩み (なやみ)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
苦悩 (くのう)
suffering; distress; affliction; anguish; agony; trouble
煩悩 (ぼんのう)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
懊悩 (おうのう)
anguish; trouble; agony
憂い悩む (うれいなやむ)
to be grievously troubled
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