adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
悲惨 ひさん
悲酸 ひさん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grieve, sad, deplore
かな.しい ヒ (3rd, N3)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
wretched, disaster, cruelty
サン みじ.め むご.い (7th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
nonplussed, three (in documents), going
サン まい.る シン (4th, N3)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)