Japanese symbol for “harass”
悩ます
なやます
Romaji: nayamasu
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
In Japanese, harass 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 “harass”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苦しめる | くるしめる kurushimeru | to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict |
| 甚振る | いたぶる itaburu | to torment; to harass; to tease |
| 手を焼かせる | てをやかせる teoyakaseru | to bother; to embarrass; to harass |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “harass”.
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.