悩み|なやみnayami[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nountrouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish; agony; problem
   それはぜいたくな悩なやみだよ。↗

   Gee, I wish I had that problem.

• Synonym苦しみくるしみNeutralRefers to suffering (「病の苦しみ」), covering both body and mind; 「悩み」 centers on worries of the heart.
• Synonym苦悩くのうNeutralA noun for deep mental anguish (「苦悩の表情」); stronger in degree than 「悩み」.
• Synonym心配しんぱいNeutralWorry (「将来が心配だ」); the focus falls on unease about what may happen in the future, whereas 「悩み」 is a trouble already weighing on the mind.
• Synonym煩いわずらいWrittenWritten word for worry or illness, seen mostly in compounds like 「長患い」「恋煩い」; 「悩み」 stresses things one cannot put out of mind.
• RelatedトラブルNeutralLoanword for disputes and malfunctions (「機械のトラブル」); points to concrete problems rather than inner anguish.
• Related苦痛くつうNeutralPain or agony (「苦痛を感じる」); often physical or unbearable suffering.
• Related困難こんなんNeutralDifficulty (「困難を乗り越える」); stresses that a matter is hard to handle, not the anguish it causes.
• Related痛みいたみNeutralPhysical pain or heartache (「胸の痛み」); covers bodily aches as well as emotional hurt.
• Related面倒めんどうNeutralBother or hassle (「面倒なこと」); stresses that something takes time and effort, not emotional anguish.
• Related苦渋くじゅうNeutralBitterness or being hard-pressed (「苦渋の決断」); used mostly in set phrases.
• Related辛酸しんさんWrittenHardship (「辛酸をなめる」); used mainly in set phrases.
• Related四苦八苦しくはっくNeutralBeing hard pressed or at wits' end (「資金集めに四苦八苦する」); describes struggling with a task.
• Related苦患くげんWrittenBuddhist term for the sufferings of hell; rare and literary.
• Related苦衷くちゅうWrittenWritten word for distress that is hard to put into words (「苦衷を察する」).
• Related艱苦かんくWrittenWritten word for hardship (「艱苦に耐える」); rare — in everyday speech say 「苦労」.
• Related疾苦しっくWrittenWritten word for affliction, usually suffering caused by illness.
• Related苦くNeutralBitterness or hardship (「苦にする」); mostly appears in compounds such as 「苦労」.
• Related重苦じゅうくWrittenWritten word for heavy, intense suffering; rare.
• Related苦しさくるしさNeutralThe degree of suffering (「息の苦しさ」); names how painful something feels.
• Antonym安らぎやすらぎNeutralPeace of mind; the opposite of 「悩み」.
• Antonym喜びよろこびNeutralJoy or delight; the opposite of 「悩み」.

Choose 「悩み」 for troubles that weigh on the mind (「悩みを相談する」). Use 「心配」 for anxiety over what the future may hold, 「苦しみ」 for suffering of body or mind, 「苦悩」 for deep mental anguish, and 「トラブル」 for concrete disputes or breakdowns. The opposite of 「悩み」 is 「安らぎ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 悩なやむこと。思い煩おもいわずらうこと。心配しんぱい。
2. （雅語がご）病気びょうき。