漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

4Junior high level11 strokesRadical
On
サン・ザン
Kun
みじ.め・いた.む・むご.い
Meaning
miserable; cruel

Origin

ORIGIN

忄 "heart" with 參: a heart in pain — miserable, cruel.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サン惨劇・悲惨・陰惨
ザン惨死・惨殺
みじめ惨めだ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 惨事さんじ

    a disaster

  • 悲惨ひさん

    tragic; miserable

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

台風で惨事が起きた。

A disaster occurred in the typhoon.

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