塗炭

Reading

Kana: とたん

Romaji: totan

Definition

noun

1

misery; distress

Kanji

塗

Readings: ト、 ぬ.る、 ぬ.り、 まみ.れる

Meanings: paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

炭

Readings: タン、 すみ

Meanings: charcoal, coal