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憂悶 (ゆうもん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
anguish ; mental torment ; distress
Literary word for deep mental suffering or agony. Often used in written, formal, or introspective contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the state of being anguished.
その 知し らせ を 聞き い て 、 彼かの 女じょ は 深ふか く 憂ゆう 悶もん し た 。
Upon hearing the news, she was deeply anguished.
Kanji 憂 melancholy, grieve, lament Similar words 苦く 悩のう 苦悩 is a more common word for mental suffering or agony, used in both spoken and written Japanese. 憂悶 is more literary and less frequent.
煩はん 悶もん 煩悶 also means mental agony or torment, often with a nuance of worry and indecision. It is similarly literary but may be slightly more common than 憂悶.
Etymology Compound of 憂 (ゆう, 'grief, sorrow') and 悶 (もん, 'agony, anguish'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination directly conveys intense mental suffering.
