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53 惨め Miserable

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Meaning

Primary

Miserable

Alternatives

Wretched, Unhappy, Sad

Word Type

な adjective

Explanation

If you face a lot of disasters in your life you're going to be really miserable. It's a shame, but it's hard to be anything but sad when your life is full of disastrous stuff.

Reading

みじめ

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this reading yet so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You'll be really miserable if you find out you're going to have a really 短い (みじ) life.

Context

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そんなことを言われて、人がどれだけ惨めな気持ちになるのか分かる?

You say something like that, but do you understand how miserable people feel?

Kanji Composition

  • 惨
    • さん
    • Disaster
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