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疾痛惨憺 (しっつうさんたん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

疾しっ痛つう惨さん憺たん

Meanings

1

noun

terrible worry; extreme anxiety

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)rare term

A rare yojijukugo expressing deep mental anguish and worry. Found mainly in literary or classical contexts; not used in everyday conversation.

彼かれの胸きょう中ちゅうは疾しっ痛つう惨さん憺たんたる思おもいで満みちていた。
His heart was filled with terrible worry and anguish.

Written forms

疾しっ痛つう惨さん憺たん
Rare yojijukugo; the kanji spelling is the standard representation for this set phrase.
疾しっ痛つう惨さん澹たん
Variant kanji form using 澹 instead of 憺; both are rare and essentially interchangeable.

Kanji

疾rapidly
痛pain, hurt, damage

惨wretched, disaster, cruelty

憺calm, quiet, move

澹calm, quiet, bland

Similar words

不ふ安あん
不安 is the common word for anxiety or unease, used in everyday language, while 疾痛惨憺 is a rare, literary yojijukugo for extreme worry.
心しん配ぱい
心配 is the standard term for worry or concern; 疾痛惨憺 conveys a much heavier, more dramatic sense of anguish.

Etymology

A yojijukugo of classical Chinese origin, combining characters for pain, grief, and anxiety. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is used in literary Japanese to describe profound mental distress.