tragicomedy
A drama or situation that blends tragic and comic elements. Used both for theatrical works and for real-life events that are both sad and funny.
Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale' is classified as a tragicomedy.
His life was truly a tragicomedy.
Compound of 悲 (hi, 'sadness'), 喜 (ki, 'joy'), and 劇 (geki, 'drama'). The term is a direct translation of the Western literary concept of tragicomedy.