惨
cruelty, disaster, harsh, wretched

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サンザン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いた.むみじ.めむご.い

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1463

Vocabulary

サン

WordReadingMeaning
惨事サンジdisaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
惨状サンジョウdisastrous scene; terrible spectacle
悲惨ヒサンdisastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful; outrageous
惨禍サンカcalamity; disaster; catastrophe
惨劇サンゲキtragedy; tragic event

ザン

WordReadingMeaning
惨虐ザンギャクcruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
惨酷ザンコクcruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
無惨ムザンcruel; merciless; atrocious; ruthless; cold-blooded; pitiful; tragic; horrible; miserable; breaking a precept without shame
惨殺ザンサツslaughter; massacre
惨忍ザンニンbrutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

Other

WordReadingMeaning
惨めみじめmiserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
惨敗ざんぱいignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
惨敗さんぱいignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
惨いむごいcruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman; tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; ugly; horrifying
惨いムゴいcruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman; tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; ugly; horrifying

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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faint, fleeting, pale, thin
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快
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how far, how long, how many, how much, several, some
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checkup, diagnose, examine, seeing
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bath, hot spring, hot water
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隊
company, party, regiment, squad
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