Word Meaning 惨たらしい

むごたらしい mugotarashii

惨たらしい is read as むごたらしい (mugotarashii) and means (incredibly) cruel.

Meaning

English

  1. (incredibly) cruel
  2. atrocious
  3. brutal
  4. horrible
  5. terrible
  6. horrific
  7. tragic

Reading

Kana

むごたらしい

Romaji

mugotarashii

Writing Variants

  • 酷たらしい むごたらしい mugotarashii

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 143610 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

惨敗

ざんぱい

ignominious defeat

惨め

みじめ

miserable

惨事

さんじ

disaster

惨状

さんじょう

disastrous scene

惨劇

さんげき

tragedy

惨禍

さんか

calamity

惨殺

ざんさつ

slaughter

惨死体

ざんしたい

corpse of a person who has met a violent death

惨状を極める

さんじょうをきわめる

to present a very terrible (miserable) sight

惨話

さんわ

heartbreaking story

惨死

ざんし

tragic death

惨害

さんがい

heavy damage