Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to worry about, to be worried about, to fret about, to not know what to do, to be at a loss (as to what to do).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
思い悩む おもいなやむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

think
おも.う シ おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
trouble, worry, in pain
なや.む ノウ なやみ (7th, N2)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)