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惨憺

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

惨澹
んたん
~と Adverb
Freq #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

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 1463
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

wretched
disaster
cruelty
harsh

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サン
ザン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みじ.め
いた.む
むご.い
16 strokes

Meanings

calm
quiet
move

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
16 strokes

Meanings

calm
quiet
bland
rocking
rippling
suffice

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
セン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あわ.い
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