惨

meaningwretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

On'yomi
サン、ザン
Kun'yomi
みじ.め、いた.む、むご.い
Strokes
11
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1463 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

惨
  • 悲惨ひさんdisastrous
  • 惨事さんじdisaster
  • 惨敗ざんぱいignominious defeat
  • 惨状さんじょうdisastrous scene
  • 惨めみじめmiserable

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