Word Meaning 悲惨

ひさん hisan

悲惨 is read as ひさん (hisan) and means disastrous.

Meaning

English

  1. disastrous
  2. tragic
  3. miserable
  4. wretched
  5. pitiful
  6. woeful

Reading

Kana

ひさん

Romaji

hisan

Writing Variants

  • 悲酸 ひさん hisan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6085 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悲嘆

ひたん

grief

悲哀

ひあい

sorrow

悲壮

ひそう

tragic but brave

悲観主義

ひかんしゅぎ

pessimism

悲観主義者

ひかんしゅぎしゃ

pessimist

悲劇

ひげき

tragedy

悲観

ひかん

pessimism

悲しみ

かなしみ

affection

悲鳴

ひめい

shriek

悲しむ

かなしむ

to be sad

悲しい

かなしい

sad

悲観的

ひかんてき

pessimistic

Example Sentences

7

そのじこのげんばはひさんだった。

The scene of the accident was tragic.

How tragic!

The pain was terrible.

Both the house and the garden are in a bad state.

There was a terrible accident on the freeway.

Because of her, he lived a miserable life.

Anyway, as long as it's a man, anybody should do. It's sad that you don't have a boyfriend yet.