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惨澹 【さんたん】

  1. [adj-t,adv-to] miserable; pitiful; tragic; wretched; horrible; terrible
  2. [adj-t,adv-to] painstaking
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
惨 Wretched, Disaster, Cruelty, Harsh サン, ザン みじ.め, いた.む, むご.い
澹 Calm, Quiet, Bland, Rocking, Rippling, Suffice タン, セン あわ.い