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Meaning of 煩悩 in Japanese
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煩悩
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Kana Readingぼんのう
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Romajibonnō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
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- Parts of speech
- Buddhist term
- Meaning
- klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
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Examples of 煩悩, ぼんのう in a sentence
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「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions. "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
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「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions. "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."
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People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.
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There are five ways to emancipate themselves from the bond of worldly passions.
Related Kanji
13 strokes
anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome
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
10 strokes
trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness
On'Yomi: ノウ
Kun'Yomi: なや.む, なや.ます, なや.ましい, なやみ