Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh
Kunyomi: みじ.め いた.む むご.い
Onyomi: サン ザン
Composition: 忄 参
Radical: 心
Meaning: heart
惨 (サン) appalling
惨事 (サンジ) disaster, tragedy, tragic incident, horrible accident
凄惨 (セイサン) ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
陰惨 (インサン) sadness and gloom
残虐 (ザンギャク) cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
残酷 (ザンコク) cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
冷酷無惨 (レイコクムザン) cruel and heartless, merciless, implacable, cold-blooded
惨め (みじめ) miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
惨い (むごい) cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman, tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying