“Tragic” in Japanese
Short answer
Tragic in Japanese is “悲惨” (hiisan). Full meaning: disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful.
Other ways to say “Tragic” in Japanese
惨い
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
トラジック
torajikku tragic
悲劇的
higekiteki tragic
敢え無い
aenai disappointing (end, result, etc.), sad, miserable, tragic, fleeting, transient
惨憺
santan miserable, pitiful, tragic, wretched, horrible, terrible; painstaking
無残
muzan cruel, merciless, atrocious, ruthless, cold-blooded; pitiful, tragic, horrible, miserable; breaking a religious precept without shame
痛ましい
itamashii pitiful, heartbreaking, heartrending, touching, tragic, sad, hurtful
苛い
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
ヒサン
hisan disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
むごい
mugoi cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman; tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
ひさん
hisan disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
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