惨事

さんじ

disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

What does 惨事 mean?

惨事 is a Japanese noun meaning disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident in English. It is written as 惨事 in kanji, さんじ in hiragana, and sanji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その大惨事で生き残った乗客はほとんどいなかった。

Few passengers survived the catastrophe.