意匠惨憺

Reading

Kana: いしょうさんたん

Romaji: ishōsantan

Definition

noun

1

taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

匠

Readings: ショウ、 たくみ

Meanings: artisan, workman, carpenter

惨

Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い

Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

憺

Reading: タン

Meanings: calm, quiet, move