Word Meaning 惨話

さんわ sanwa

惨話 is read as さんわ (sanwa) and means heartbreaking story.

Meaning

English

heartbreaking story
tragic tale

Reading

Kana

さんわ

Romaji

sanwa

Writing Variants

惨話ざんわ zanwa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 107584 Priority Q

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

惨死

ざんし

tragic death

惨害

さんがい

heavy damage

逸話

いつわ

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