This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サン、ザン、みじ.め、いた.む、むご.い
Romaji: san, zan, miji.me, ita.mu, mugo.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1463
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  chim
Chinese Reading:  can4
Unicode:  60e8
JIS:  3B34

Indexes

Halpern Index: 483
Nelson Index: 1713
New Nelson Index: 1896
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k8.5
Four Corner Index: 9302.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1309
Gakken Index: 1470
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10850
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1100
Remembering the kanji Index: 1721
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1304
Kodansha Compact Index: 818
Kanji in Context Index: 1457
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 354
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 441
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1737
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1857
Essential Kanji Index: 1304
Kodansha Kanji Index: 585
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1160
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1433

Words

惨敗 (さんぱい、ざんぱい)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
惨殺 (ざんさつ)
slaughter; massacre
惨劇 (さんげき)
tragedy; tragic event
惨状 (さんじょう)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
惨憺 (さんたん)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; wretched; horrible
悲惨 (ひさん)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
惨事 (さんじ)
disaster; horrible accident
凄惨 (せいさん)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
惨落 (さんらく)
slump; sudden fall of market price
惨烈 (さんれつ)
horrible; cruel; atrocious
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