なや
悩
　
み
　
の
たね
種

expression, noun

  1. source of worry, source of distress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なや
悩
　
み
　
の
たね
種
 悩みの種 なやみのたね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

trouble, worry, in pain
なや.む　ノウ　なやみ (7th, N2)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
species, kind, class
シュ　たね　-ぐさ (4th, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ　おも.い　かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)