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惨

Wretched

WaniKani level 53JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 Β· #146311 strokes

Meanings

Wretched, Disaster, Cruelty, Harsh

On'yomi

さん、 ざん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

みじ.め、 γ„γŸ.む、 むご.い

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 惨

惨 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

惨 (Wretched) is taught on WaniKani at level 53 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1463 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.

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