Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 悲惨(ひさん) in Japanese

悲惨
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ひさん
Romaji
hisan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful
    Example sentence
    彼女悲惨な死にした She died a miserable death.

Examples of 悲惨, ひさん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

On'Yomi: サン, ザン

Kun'Yomi: みじ.め, いた.む, むご.い

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

grieve, sad, deplore, regret

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: かな.しい, かな.しむ

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