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凄惨

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 凄惨.

Dictionary

Entry

凄惨いさん悽惨Noun~な Adj.Freq #12654
1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

uncanny, weird, threatening, horrible

10 strokesFrequency 2,313Grade 8

On

セイサイ

Kun

さむ.いすご.いすさ.まじい

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

11 strokesFrequency 1,463JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サンザン

Kun

みじ.めいた.むむご.い

be sad, be sorrowful

11 strokes

On

セイ

Kun

いたむ

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