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惨

惨 — wretched, disaster, cruelty

On
サン, ザン
Kun
みじめ, いたむ, むごい
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 惨

  • 悲惨ひさんdisastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful; outrageousCommon

    戦争には悲惨と悲しみが伴う。
    Misery and sorrow accompany war.

  • 惨事さんじdisaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accidentCommon

    その大惨事で生き残った乗客はほとんどいなかった。
    Few passengers survived the catastrophe.

  • 惨敗ざんぱいignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeatCommon
  • 惨状さんじょうdisastrous scene; terrible spectacleCommon
  • 惨めみじめmiserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiableCommon
  • 惨禍さんかcalamity; disaster; catastropheOccasional
  • 惨劇さんげきtragedy; tragic eventOccasional
  • 惨殺ざんさつslaughter; massacreOccasional
  • 大惨事だいさんじgreat disaster; catastrophe; train wreckRare
  • 凄惨せいさんghastly; gruesome; appalling; luridRare
  • 惨殺者ざんさつしゃbrutal murdererRare
  • 惨殺死体ざんさつしたいmutilated corpse; mangled bodyRare
  • 惨状を極めるさんじょうをきわめるto present a very terrible (miserable) sightRare
  • 惨めったらしいみじめったらしいmiserable; wretched; patheticRare
  • 惨さんappallingRare
  • 陰惨いんさんsadness and gloomRare
  • 惨憺さんたんmiserable; pitiful; tragic; wretched; horrible; terribleRare
  • 意匠惨憺いしょうさんたんtaxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creat…Rare
  • 苦心惨憺くしんさんたんtaking great painsRare
  • 惨いむごいcruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhumanRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 26 words that use 惨.

  • 悲惨 ひさん disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful; outrageous
  • 惨事 さんじ disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
  • 惨敗 ざんぱい ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
  • 惨状 さんじょう disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
  • 惨め みじめ miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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