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悽 — 11 strokes / Radical「忄」

道
1University / general (hardest) / 11 strokes / Radical「忄」
On
セイせい · sei
Kun
いたむitamu
Meaning
sorrowful

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Heart 忄 with 妻 as phonetic: the heart in pain and sorrow.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 悽惨せいさん

    ghastly; harrowing

  • 凄惨せいさん

    ghastly (usual writing)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

現場(げんば)は悽惨(せいさん)なありさまだった。

The scene was a harrowing sight.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

凄惨悽惨悽凄tremen…惨misera…忖to sur…忻to rej…忸ashame…忤to go…忱sincer…砌the st…洒to was…穽a pitf…晟bright凊cool
CompoundRadicalReading

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