Kanji

惨

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サン, ザン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みじめ, いたむ, むごい

Common Readings

サン, ザン, みじ…め

Example sentences

惨め みじめ
試合に負けて、彼は惨めな気持ちになった。

After losing the match, he felt very miserable.

悲惨 ひさん
その事故の現場は、見るも悲惨な光景だった。

The scene of the accident was a truly tragic sight.

戦争 せんそう
二つの国の間で悲惨な戦争が始まった。

A tragic war began between the two countries.

惨状 さんじょう
地震の後の町の惨状に言葉を失った。

I was speechless at the disastrous state of the town after the earthquake.

言葉を失う ことばをうしなう
事故の惨状を目の当たりにし、誰もが言葉を失った。

Witnessing the tragedy of the accident, everyone was lost for words.

凄惨 せいさん
事件現場の凄惨な様子に、誰もが言葉を失った。

Everyone was speechless at the gruesome scene of the incident.

戦慄 せんりつ
その凄惨な光景に、誰もが戦慄した

Everyone shuddered at that gruesome sight.

惨劇 さんげき
警察は惨劇の原因を慎重に調べている。

The police are carefully investigating the cause of the tragedy.

無惨 むざん
台風の後、古い小屋は無惨な姿で残っていた。

After the typhoon, the old shed remained in a pitiful, ruined state.

大惨事 だいさんじ
その列車事故は、多くの犠牲者を出す大惨事となった。

The train accident was a major catastrophe that resulted in many casualties.

Example Vocabulary

惨め

みじめ

wretched; miserable; pitiable

悲惨

ひさん

tragic; miserable; wretched

惨状

さんじょう

disastrous scene; spectacle; misery

凄惨

せいさん

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; pathetic

惨劇

さんげき

tragic incident; horrific tragedy

無惨

むざん

pitifully ruined; gruesome; cruel

大惨事

だいさんじ

catastrophe; major disaster; tragic accident

惨殺

ざんさつ

brutal murder; slaughter

惨敗

ざんぱい

crushing defeat; total defeat

惨事

さんじ

tragedy; disaster

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