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惨

惨: tragic

tragic; miserable; cruel
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Readings

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サン・ザン
Kun
みじめ・いたむ・むごい

惨め(みじめ) "miserable". さん in 悲惨(ひさん) "tragic", 惨事(さんじ) "disaster", 惨状(さんじょう). ざん in 惨敗(ざんぱい) "crushing defeat", 惨殺(ざんさつ).

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Key words

悲惨ひさんtragic; miserable
惨めみじめmiserable; wretched
惨敗ざんぱいcrushing defeat
惨事さんじdisaster
惨状さんじょうterrible scene

Example sentences

The earthquake site was in a tragic state too terrible to look at.

Our team was crushed in the final.

Soaked by the rain, I went home feeling miserable.

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