煩はん

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ん

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

Bound noun used mainly in Buddhist or literary contexts; not a standalone word in modern Japanese. Appears in compounds like 煩悩 (bonnō, worldly desires) or 煩わしい (wazurawashii, troublesome).

「煩ぼん悩のう」の「煩はん」は、心こころのわずらいや苦くるしみを表あらわす。
The 煩 in 煩悩 represents mental affliction or suffering.

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Expressions

煩はんを避さけるspare the trouble; avoid the bother

Kanji

煩anxiety, trouble, worry

Related words

煩わずらわしい
An i-adjective meaning troublesome or annoying, used in everyday language, unlike the bound noun 煩.
煩ぼん悩のう
A common Buddhist term for worldly desires or defilements, where 煩 appears as a component.

Word family· 7

煩はん雑ざつ
complex; troublesome; cumbersome
煩はん悶もん
anguish; torment; worry
煩はん労ろう
trouble; pains; backbreaking exertions
煩はん多た
multiplicity of troubles; troublesome abundance
煩はん慮りょ
worrying over various things

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煩はん瑣さ
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
煩はん累るい
troubles; annoyances; worries

Written forms

煩はんUsage24%
Standard kanji form for this bound noun.
はんUsage76%

Etymology

The kanji 煩 has been used historically to represent concepts of trouble and annoyance. As a standalone noun はん, it is rare and mostly bound in compounds; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.