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惨

Kanji 惨: meaning "miserable, tragic", readings, stroke order

The kanji 惨 means "miserable, tragic". On'yomi: サン、ザン; kun'yomi: みじめ. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
miserable, tragic
On'yomi
サンザン
Kun'yomi
みじめ
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
慘 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 惨

  • 惨めな みじめな — miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
  • 悲惨 ひさん — tragedy, disaster; misery, wretched, pitiful

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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