Word details

惨憺

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

Dictionary

Entry

惨憺惨澹んたん~と AdverbFreq #34321
1

'taru' adjective

miserable; pitiful; tragic; wretched; horrible; terrible

Examples
それはさんたんたる有様だった。
That was a fearful scene.
2

'taru' adjective

painstaking

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

calm, quiet, move

16 strokes

On

タン

calm, quiet, bland, rocking, rippling, suffice

16 strokes

On

タンセン

Kun

あわ.い

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