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KANJI
惨
tragic
cruel, miserable, pitiable, atrocious
Kun'yomi
むごmugoみじmiji
On'yomi
さんsanざんzan
Example sentences
地じ震しんで多おおくの家か屋おくが倒とう壊かいし、その光こう景けいは悲ひ惨さんだった。
Many houses collapsed in the earthquake, and the sight was tragic.
列れっ車しゃの脱だっ線せん事じ故こは、多た数すうの死し傷しょう者しゃを出だす惨さん事じとなった。
The train derailment accident became a tragic event that caused numerous casualties.
彼かれは試し験けんに失しっ敗ぱいし、自じ分ぶんの無む力りょくさに惨みじめな思おもいを抱いだいた。
He failed the exam and felt miserable about his own powerlessness.

Practice exercises

1
惨
Answer
tragicmiserablecrueldisastrouspitiful
2
惨
Answer
さんざんみじむご
3
悲ひ惨
Tragic; miserable
Answer
ひさん
4
惨劇げき
Tragedy; tragic event
Answer
さんげき
5
惨敗ぱい
Crushing defeat; disastrous defeat
Answer
さんぱい
6
惨憺たん
Miserable; wretched; tragic
Answer
さんたん