Word Meaning 悩む

なやむ nayamu

悩む is read as なやむ (nayamu) and means to be worried.

Meaning

English

  1. to be worried
  2. to be troubled

Reading

Kana

なやむ

Romaji

nayamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 悩み,置き場所,困る Rank 6689 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悩み

なやみ

trouble

悩ます

なやます

to afflict

悩ましい

なやましい

anxious

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

苦悩

くのう

(mental) agony

煩悩

ぼんのう

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

Example Sentences

5

そんなになやむひつようはないよ。

You don’t need to worry that much.

そうおんになやむひとはすくなくない。

Quite a few people suffer from noise.

I can't decide if I'll buy one big monitor or two normal sized ones.

There's many types of mandarin oranges so it's hard to choose which to get.

You need not have worried about her so seriously.