- muzan cruel, merciless, atrocious, ruthless, cold-blooded; pitiful, tragic, horrible, miserable; breaking a religious precept without shame
Literary or formal; used for brutal violence or tragic ruin, not for everyday selfishness.
戦争で無残に命を落とした。
Sensō de muzan ni inochi o otoshita.
They died a cruel death in the war.
無残な姿の建物を見た。
Muzan na sugata no tatemono o mita.
I saw the building in a pitiful state.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 無惨 (muzan), a rare variant.
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