Word Meaning 惨め

みじめ mijime

惨め is read as みじめ (mijime) and means miserable.

Meaning

English

  1. miserable
  2. wretched
  3. unhappy
  4. sad
  5. pitiable

Reading

Kana

みじめ

Romaji

mijime

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 8069 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

惨敗

さんぱい

ignominious defeat

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

悲惨

ひさん

disastrous

大惨事

だいさんじ

great disaster

Example Sentences

2

かれはみじめなせいかつをおくっている。

He is living a wretched life.

じぶんをみじめだと思わないで。

Don't think of yourself as wretched.