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53 惨状 Disastrous Scene

Alternative Meanings

Terrible Spectacle

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

さんじょう

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

東北大震災の惨状を忘れることができません。

I can’t forget the disastrous scene of the Great Tohoku Earthquake.

Meaning Explanation

Disastrous conditions in the weather lead to you seeing a disastrous scene. Just don't look outside and you won't see the horrible stuff out your window right now.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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