Word Meaning 悩ましい

なやましい nayamashii

悩ましい is read as なやましい (nayamashii) and means anxious.

Meaning

English

anxious
uneasy
seductive
carnal
enchanting
troubling
difficult
thorny

Reading

Kana

なやましい

Romaji

nayamashii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24326 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悩み

なやみ

trouble

悩む

なやむ

to be worried

悩ます

なやます

to afflict

悩み事

なやみごと

matter causing distress

苦悩

くのう

(mental) agony

伸び悩む

のびなやむ

to be sluggish

思い悩む

おもいなやむ

to worry about

行悩む

いきなやむ

to reach an impasse

煩悩

ぼんのう

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

百八煩悩

ひゃくはちぼんのう

the 108 kleshas

Example Sentences

自分の名前をネットで検索したら、初めの５ページは私のことじゃないのよ。それって誇りに思うべきか恥ずべきか。悩ましいわ。

I wonder if I should be proud that the first five pages of search results from searching for my name on the internet aren't about me, or if I should be ashamed.