悩(なや)み

悩(なや)み is the noun for a personal worry or problem — something one keeps turning over in one's mind. It is countable and concrete enough to be 'had,' 'carried,' or 'confided': the thing itself, not the state of worrying (that is 悩(なや)む).

Common collocations

• 悩(なや)みがある (to have worries)
• 悩(なや)みを抱(かか)える (to carry/have worries)
• 悩(なや)みを相談(そうだん)する (to consult about one's worries)
• 悩(なや)みを打(う)ち明(あ)ける (to confide one's troubles)
• 悩(なや)みの種(たね) (source of worry, cause of trouble)

TYPES OF 悩(なや)み:

• 仕事(しごと)の悩(なや)み (work troubles)
• 人間関係(にんげんかんけい)の悩(なや)み (relationship troubles)
• 健康(けんこう)の悩(なや)み (health concerns)
• 贅沢(ぜいたく)な悩(なや)み (a luxury problem, first-world problem)

Related words

• 悩(なや)む (to worry, to be troubled — the verb this noun comes from)
• 心配(しんぱい) (worry, anxiety — directed at a specific outcome, often on someone else's behalf)
• 苦悩(くのう) (anguish, suffering — far more intense, and literary)