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The Kanji Map

Kanji

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

惨

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(alt radical position hen)

心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

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