noun

  1. worldly desires, evil passions, appetites of the flesh.
  2. Buddhist term.klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
煩悩 ぼんのう
煩惱 ぼんのう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

anxiety, trouble, worry
ハン うるさ.がる ボン (9th, N1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
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)