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

  1. klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
  2. worldly desires
  3. evil passions
  4. 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 Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 12690 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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煩悶懊悩

はんもんおうのう

anguish

煩悩具足

ぼんのうぐそく

possessing worldly desires and passions

煩悩魔

ぼんのうま

demon of ill desires that injures one's body and mind

百八煩悩

ひゃくはちぼんのう

the 108 kleshas

子煩悩

こぼんのう

adoring parent

煩悩鷺

ぼんのうさぎ

yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

懊悩煩悶

おうのうはんもん

anguish

煩い

うるさい

noisy

煩わしい

わずらわしい

troublesome

煩雑

はんざつ

complex

苦悩

くのう

(mental) agony