惨

wretched

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingサン、ザン

Kun readingみじ.め、いた.む、むご.い

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

wretchedRtK
彼は若い頃惨めな生活を送った。He lived a wretched life when young.tatoeba
彼は何年も悲惨な生活を送らなければならなかった。He had to lead a miserable life for many years.tatoeba
disaster
彼はむちゃな運転をして大惨事を招いた。He courted disaster by reckless driving.tatoeba
cruelty
harsh

appalling

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · nonplussed · visit · elbow · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · shape

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1857

Compound words

惨状さんじょう

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

惨めみじめ

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

惨事さんじ

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

悲惨ひさん

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful

惨敗ざんぱい

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

陰惨いんさん

sadness and gloom

惨いむごい

惨禍さんか

惨害さんがい

惨劇さんげき

惨殺ざんさつ

惨死ざんし

惨忍ざんにん

惨憺さんたん

惨澹さんたん

凄惨せいさん

悽惨せいさん

意匠惨憺いしょうさんたん

taxing one's ingenuity in devising something

意匠惨澹いしょうさんたん

taxing one's ingenuity in devising something

苦心惨憺くしんさんたん

taking great pains

苦心惨澹くしんさんたん

taking great pains

疾痛惨憺しっつうさんたん

Additional Examples

彼の病気で、彼女はとても惨めな気分になった。

His illness caused her great misery.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 惨

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step