Vocabulary

What does 悲惨 (ひさん, hisan) mean?

悲惨 (ひさん, hisan) means tragic, miserable, pitiful.

Quick facts
Readingひさん
Romajihisan
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひさん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhisan

tragic, miserable, pitiful

  1. 1na-adjective · noun disastrous; tragic; miserable

Example sentences

  • It conveys the tragic reality of war.

  • The accident scene was in a tragic state.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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