Word Meaning 惨事

さんじ sanji

惨事 is read as さんじ (sanji) and means disaster.

Meaning

English

  1. disaster
  2. tragedy
  3. tragic incident
  4. horrible accident

Reading

Kana

さんじ

Romaji

sanji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 14219 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大惨事

だいさんじ

great disaster

惨敗

さんぱい

ignominious defeat

惨め

みじめ

miserable

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

幹事

かんじ

executive secretary

検事

けんじ

public prosecutor

刑事

けいじ

(police) detective

従事

じゅうじ

engaging in (work)

Example Sentences

1

ひこうきのだいさんじがおきた。

A major airplane disaster occurred.