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悲惨

Reading

Kana: ひさん
Romaji: hisan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い
Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Example Sentences

それは悲惨(ひさん)だな。
➥What a shame!
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戦争(せんそう)には悲惨(ひさん)(かな)しみが(ともな)う。
➥Misery and sorrow accompany war.
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戦争(せんそう)には悲惨(ひさん)(かな)しみがつきものだ。
➥The accompaniments of the war are misery and sorrow.
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彼女(かのじょ)悲惨(ひさん)()(かた)をした。
➥She died a miserable death.
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台風(たいふう)(おお)くの悲惨(ひさん)事態(じたい)(しょう)じた。
➥Much misery came about because of the typhoon.
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(かれ)(なん)(ねん)悲惨(ひさん)生活(せいかつ)(おく)らなければならなかった。
➥He had to lead a miserable life for many years.
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