Word Meaning 煩悩
ぼんのう
bonnou
煩悩 is read as ぼんのう (bonnou) and means klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering).
Meaning
English
- klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- worldly desires
- evil passions
- appetites of the flesh
Reading
Kana
ぼんのう
Romaji
bonnou
Writing Variants
- 煩惱 ぼんのう bonnou
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 23 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3トムって子煩悩で、いいお父さんだね。
Since Tom adores his children, he must be a good father.
人には、迷いと苦しみのもとである煩悩がある。
People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
"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."