悶もん々もん

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

anguished; distressed; worried

Describes a state of mental torment, worry, or discontent, often with a literary or introspective feel. Used with と or in たる adjective form.

彼かれは将しょう来らいのことで悶もん々もんと悩なやんでいる。
He is anguishing over his future.
悶もん々もんたる思おもいを

抱かか

え

て

、

彼かれ

は

夜よる

も

眠ねむ

れ

なかっ

た

。

With a distressed heart, he couldn't sleep at night.

2

adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

horny; sexually frustrated

colloquial

Colloquial use for being sexually frustrated or horny. Often used in casual conversation or online. Can take する.

最さい近きん彼かの女じょがいなくて、悶もん々もんとしてる。
Lately I don't have a girlfriend, so I'm feeling horny.
悶もん々もんする毎まい日にちだ。
Every day is full of sexual frustration.

Written forms

悶もん々もんUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling using the common 々 iteration mark.
もんもんUsage11%
Kana spelling used in casual writing, especially for the colloquial sense.
モンモンUsage4%
悶もん悶もんUsage2%
Full kanji spelling; less common than 悶々.

Kanji

悶be in agony, worry

Similar words

悩なやむ
悩む is a general verb for worrying or being troubled, while 悶々 is more intense and literary, describing a state of inner torment.
欲よっ求きゅう不ふ満まん
欲求不満 is a broader term for frustration of desires, including sexual, while 悶々 in the slang sense specifically implies sexual frustration.

Etymology

Reduplication of 悶 (もん, 'anguish, agony'), with the iteration mark 々. The colloquial sexual sense is a modern extension of the idea of pent-up frustration.