anxiety, trouble, worry, pain
Also: ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome
On'yomi (音読み)
- ハン
- ボン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- わずら.う
- わずら.わす
- うるさ.がる
- うるさ.い
About this kanji
The kanji 煩 (pronounced as "はん" in on'yomi and "わずら.う" in kun'yomi) mainly signifies feelings of anxiety or trouble. It is often used in verbs and adjectives. One common compound is 煩い (うるさい), which means "noisy" or "annoying." Another example is 煩雑 (はんざつ), describing something complicated or intricate. You’ll also find 煩悩 (ぼんのう), which refers to worldly desires or cravings. This kanji can express the weight of burdens, so it’s often used when talking about worries and troubles in your life.
Example sentences
彼の問題が煩わしい。
His problem is bothersome.
Meanings across languages
- English
- anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome
- Tiếng Việt
- lo lắng, rắc rối, khó chịu, đau đớn
- 日本語
- 不安, 問題, 心配, 痛み
- 한국어
- 불안, 문제, 걱정, 고통
- 中文
- 焦虑, 麻烦, 担忧, 痛苦
- id
- kecemasan, masalah, kepedihan
- th
- ความวิตกกังวล, ปัญหา, ความกังวล, ความเจ็บปวด
- es
- ansiedad, problemas, preocupación, dolor
- fr
- anxiété, problème, souci, douleur
- de
- Ängste, Unannehmlichkeiten
- pt
- ansiedade, problemas, preocupação, dor
Common compounds
- 煩いうるさいnoisy, loud, annoying
- 煩雑はんざつcomplex, intricate, complicated
- 煩うわずらうto worry (about), to be concerned (about), to have trouble doing ...
- 煩わしいわずらわしいtroublesome, annoying, complicated
- 煩悩ぼんのうworldly desires, evil passions, appetites of the flesh
- 煩悶はんもんworry, agony
- 煩瑣はんさvexatious, troublesome, complicated
- 煩労はんろうtrouble, pains, backbreaking exertions
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