Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 惨


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Meaning

miserable, wretched, harsh, cruel, sad

Pronunciation

SAN, ZAN
mugoi, mijime

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

feelings(Radical name: risshin)
nose(Is typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.)
hair(The radical sanzukuri shows three hair.)
big(A person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.)
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Vocabulary

悲惨 ひさん tragedy, disaster, misery, pitiful

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