Memory phrase for the Kanji: 惨

惨

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Meaning miserable, wretched, harsh, cruel, sad

Pronunciation

SAN, ZAN
mugoi, mijime

Explanation

Left: feeling 忄, right: participate 参 (Where the simplified/kneeling woman ム with the 'big' 大 hair 彡 is, I like to participate.)

Mnemonic
 
The feeling that my nose is big and hairy makes me miserable.

Radicals

忄 feelingsRadical name: risshin
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a sideview that is seen from the left.
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

悲惨 ひさん  tragedy, disaster, misery, pitiful

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