Meaning of 思い悩む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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思い悩む
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Kana Readingおもいなやむ
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Romajiomoinayamu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to worry
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Example Sentences
思い悩む, おもいなやむ used in context
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初めてのアレの日は、確かに病気かと二日間ほど誰にも言わず思い悩んだ記憶があります。
The first 'that time of the month' I seem to remember worrying that I was ill, without telling anybody, for two days.
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You have no idea how distressed she was.
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それを思い悩んだって無駄だよ。君にできることは何もないのだから。
It's no use worrying about it. There's nothing you can do.
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It is no use worrying about it.
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いつまでも思い悩まないで、とりあえず動いてみたら。案ずるより産むが易しだよ。
I'd stop worrying about it and take some action. The anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face.
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Kanji found in this word
trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness
On: ノウ
Kun: なや.む, なや.ます, なや.ましい, なやみ
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