惨 wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh 11 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1463 in newspapers Readings Onサン、ザン Kunみじ.め、いた.む、むご.い In Chinese 惨, traditional 慘 Words written with it 悲惨 ひさん disastrous N1 惨事 さんじ disaster 惨敗 ざんぱい ignominious defeat 惨め みじめ miserable N2 惨状 さんじょう disastrous scene 惨禍 さんか calamity 惨劇 さんげき tragedy 惨殺 ざんさつ slaughter