煩悩
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 煩悩
1
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
Examples
「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."
2
Buddhism
klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Kanji in this Word
煩
13 strokes
Frequency: 2081
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
anxiety
trouble
worry
pain
ill
annoy
nuisance
irksome
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハン
ボン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わずら.う
わずら.わす
うるさ.がる
うるさ.い
悩
10 strokes
Frequency: 1084
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
trouble
worry
in pain
distress
illness
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ノウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なや.む
なや.ます
なや.ましい
なやみ
惱
12 strokes
Meanings
angered
filled with hate
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ノウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なや.む
なや.ます
なや.ましい
なやみ
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