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惨状 (さんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

惨さん状じょう

さ

ん

じょ

う

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

Describes a scene of devastation, wreckage, or tragic aftermath, often used in news reports and formal descriptions.

地じ震しんの後あとの町まちは惨さん状じょうを呈ていしていた。
The town presented a disastrous scene after the earthquake.
事じ故こ現げん場ばの惨さん状じょうに言こと葉

ば

を

失うしな

っ

た

。

I was speechless at the terrible spectacle of the accident site.

Kanji

惨wretched, disaster, cruelty
状status quo, conditions, circumstances

Similar words

悲ひ惨さん
悲惨 is an adjective/noun meaning 'miserable' or 'tragic' in a general sense, while 惨状 specifically refers to the visual scene or state of devastation.
光こう景けい
光景 is a neutral word for 'scene' or 'sight', whereas 惨状 always carries a negative, disastrous connotation.

Etymology

Compound of 惨 (miserable, wretched) and 状 (condition, appearance). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'disastrous state/scene'.