Word Meaning 惨烈

さんれつ sanretsu

惨烈 is read as さんれつ (sanretsu) and means horrible.

Meaning

English

  1. horrible
  2. cruel
  3. atrocious

Reading

Kana

さんれつ

Romaji

sanretsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140290 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

惨敗

さんぱい

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