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惨

wretched
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingサン、ザン
Kun readingみじ.め、いた.む、むご.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. cruelty
  4. harsh
  1. miserable
  2. unhappy
  3. sad
  4. pitiable

Radicals and components

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Components
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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
cruel
惨禍さんか
calamity
惨害さんがい
heavy damage
惨劇さんげき
tragedy
惨殺ざんさつ
slaughter
惨死ざんし
tragic death
惨忍ざんにん
brutal
惨憺さんたん
miserable
惨澹さんたん
miserable
凄惨せいさん
ghastly
悽惨せいさん
ghastly
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
terrible worry

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