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惨
On'yomi
サン・ザン
SAN / ZAN
Kun'yomi
みじ.め・いた.む・むご.い
mijime / itamu / mugoi
wretched · disaster · cruelty · harsh
dark
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Radical心heart(4)
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Component Breakdown
惨=
忄参
heart + 参
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of heart and three. Heart becoming miserable.
Symbolism
Tragic, misery, crushing defeat. Represents misery.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
苦心惨憺
くしんさんたん
taking great pains; taking great pains
意匠惨憺
いしょうさんたん
taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something; taxing one's ingenuity in devising something
疾痛惨憺
しっつうさんたん
terrible worry; extreme anxiety; terrible worry
Proverbs & Idioms
惨を極める
さんをきわめる
To reach the depths of misery
Being in an extremely tragic situation