悶
be in agony, worry
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
Study
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.