Japanese symbol for “afflict”
悩ます
なやます
Romaji: nayamasu
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
In Japanese, afflict is 悩ます, read なやます (nayamasu).
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Meanings
- v5s, vt to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “afflict”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苦しめる | くるしめる kurushimeru | to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict |
| 侵す | おかす okasu | to harm; to afflict; to affect |
| 痛める | いためる itameru | to worry; to bother; to be grieved over |
| 冒す | おかす okasu | to harm; to afflict; to affect |
| 苛む | さいなむ sainamu | to torment; to torture; to afflict |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悩み | なやみ nayami | trouble; troubles; worry |
| 悩む | なやむ nayamu | to be worried; to be troubled |
| 苦悩 | くのう kunou | (mental) agony; anguish; suffering |
| 煩悩 | ぼんのう bonnou | worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh |
| 悩ましい | なやましい nayamashii | seductive; carnal; enchanting |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.