凄惨

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See also: 凄慘, 淒慘, and 悽慘

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 淒慘 (“miserable; wow, amazing”).
(This term is the simplified form of 淒慘).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: S
さん
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
凄慘 (kyūjitai)
悽惨

Pronunciation

Adjective

(せい)(さん) (seisan-na (adnominal (せい)(さん) (seisan na), adverbial (せい)(さん) (seisan ni))

  1. gruesome, ghastly, grisly
    Synonyms: 惨たらしい (mugotarashii), 惨い (mugoi), 痛ましい (itamashii), 悲惨 (hisan)
    凄惨(せいさん)殺人事件(さつじんじけん)
    seisan na satsujin jiken
    a gruesome murder case

Inflection

Noun

(せい)(さん) (seisan

  1. gruesomeness, ghastliness, grisliness