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惨 = 参 + 忄
惨 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wretched”. It is built from 参 (visit) and 忄 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1857.
- Keyword
- wretched
- RTK frame
- 1857
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サン, ザン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- みじ.め, いた.む, むご.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- несчастный
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 惨 sad
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 惨 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “visit” + “heart”. 惨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 惨 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.