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悲惨

ひさん

N2tragic · miserable

Examples

戦争を描いた物語は悲惨な結末を迎えた。

嵐の後、村は悲惨な状態になっていた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 悲惨, read ひさん, describes an outcome or condition as tragic, miserable, or deeply distressing.
  • Basic usage: It can modify a war story's ending or characterize a village's condition after a storm.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • A tragic outcome or miserable condition
    • It evaluates a deeply distressing outcome or condition, such as a war story's ending or a village after a storm. It is not limited to someone's feeling of sadness.

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