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煩 kanji: meaning “anxiety”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N113 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
anxiety
On'yomi
ハン、ボン
Kun'yomi
わずら・う、わずら・わす、うるさ・がる、うるさ・い

Picture story to remember 煩

A fire (火) flickers beside the pages (頁) you are reading, and the fear of burning them fills you with anxiety.

Parts in this story:火, 一, 目

How to write 煩: stroke order

煩 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 煩

Practice this kanji in the app

Review 煩 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.

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Kanji that share parts with 煩.