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Kotomora

悶

be in agony, worry

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Readings

On'yomi

  • モン

Kun'yomi

  • もだ.える
  • もだえ.る

Meaning

悶 centers on intense inner distress: being in agony or deeply worried, as if the heart is trapped and struggling.

Most common words using 悶

  • 悶絶もんぜつ

    fainting in agony

  • 悶えるもだえる

    to writhe (in pain); to be in agony

  • 悶々もんもん
    N1

    anguished; distressed; worried; discontented

  • 苦悶くもん

    anguish

  • 悶着もんちゃく

    trouble; quarrel; dispute

  • 悶もん

    agony; anguish

  • 煩悶はんもん

    worry; agony

  • 身悶えみもだえ

    writhing (in agony)

  • 悶えもだえ

    agony; anguish

  • 一悶着ひともんちゃく

    small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble

  • 悶死もんし

    death in agony

  • 憂悶ゆうもん

    anguish; mortification

  • 憤悶ふんもん

    anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation

  • 懊悩煩悶おうのうはんもん

    anguish; agony

  • 煩悶懊悩はんもんおうのう

    anguish; agony

  • 身悶えるみもだえる

    to writhe (in agony)

  • 遣悶けんもん

    driving away melancholy

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Etymology

悶 combines 門 (gate) with 心 (heart), suggesting a heart confined behind a gate, which conveys the idea of inner agony or worry.

Meaning mnemonic

A heart 心 trapped inside a closed gate 門 is in agony, unable to escape its worry.

Reading mnemonic

For モン, imagine a monk (モン) meditating behind a gate, but his heart is still full of worry.