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    3. 頭を悩ます

    頭を悩ます

    頭あたまを​悩なやま​す​

    to rack one's brains

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    あたまをなやます

    Verb

    1.
    to rack one's brains

    Stroke 0 / 34

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    Characters that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    悩
    なや.む・なや.ます・なや.ましい・なやみ…(1)
    trouble・worry・in pain・distress・illness
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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