悲惨

ひさん

tragedy, disaster; misery, wretched, pitiful

What does 悲惨 mean?

悲惨 is a Japanese noun meaning tragedy, disaster; misery, wretched, pitiful in English. It is written as 悲惨 in kanji, ひさん in hiragana, and hisan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

戦争には悲惨と悲しみが伴う。

Misery and sorrow accompany war.