Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 凄惨(せいさん) in Japanese

凄惨, 悽惨
Kana Reading
せいさん
Romaji
seisan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid


Kanji in this word

10 strokes

uncanny, weird, threatening, horrible

On'Yomi: セイ, サイ

Kun'Yomi: さむ.い, すご.い, すさ.まじい

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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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11 strokes

be sad, be sorrowful

On'Yomi: セイ

Kun'Yomi: いたむ

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