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N3Vocabulary

悩む

なやむ

to worry; to be troubled

Readings

On
悩:ノウ
Kun
悩:なや(む)

Examples

進路に悩んでいます。

I'm worried about my career path.

Note

Practice distinguishing this from similar verbs. Context clues in the sentence will guide you. At N3 level, knowing this word helps bridge basic and intermediate Japanese.

Questions that use this word

N5 1 · N4 3 · N3 3 · N2 3

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N2N2 読解

    しかし、本当の理解とは、時間をかけて自分なりに考え、悩む過程の中で培われるものではないか。

    Answer: 表面的な理解にとどまり本質的な理解が失われる

  • N3N3 漢字

    「悩む」の読み方は？

    Answer: なやむ

  • N3N3 語彙

    「悩む」の同義語はどれですか？

    Answer: 思い悩む

  • N3N3 読解

    日本で花粉症に悩む人は約何人ですか。

    Answer: 約2600万人

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