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“Misery” in Japanese

Short answer
塗炭 totan とたん

Misery in Japanese is “塗炭” (totan). Full meaning: misery, distress.

Other ways to say “Misery” in Japanese

憂き目 ukime bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship 哀れ aware pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos; pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable; alack, alas 塗炭の苦しみ totannokurushimi misery, distress 憂い事 ureigoto bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts 憂目 ukime bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship うき目 ukime bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship 憂きめ ukime bitter experience, misery, distress, grief, sad thoughts, hardship 難渋 nanjuu suffering, distress, difficulty, hardship, misery, being bogged down, hurdle 地獄 jigoku hell realm, Naraka; Hell; hell, misery, nightmare, inferno あはれ aware pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos; pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable; alack, alas aware pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos; pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable; alack, alas

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