く
苦
のう
悩

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. (mental) agony, anguish, suffering, distress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
く
苦
のう
悩
 苦悩 くのう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suffering, trial, worry
ク　くる.しい　にが.い (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
trouble, worry, in pain
なや.む　ノウ　なやみ (Early Jr. High, N2)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (Early Jr. High, 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)