Word Meaning 悩める

なやめる nayameru

悩める is read as なやめる (nayameru) and means to afflict.

Meaning

English

to afflict
to torment
worried
troubled
afflicted

Reading

Kana

なやめる

Romaji

nayameru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 144669 Priority W

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

悩ましい

なやましい

anxious

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