惨さん事じ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

disaster; tragedy; horrible accident

Refers to a tragic event or disaster, often involving loss of life or severe damage. Used in news and formal contexts.

その惨さん事じで多おおくの人ひとが亡なくなった。
Many people died in that disaster.
事じ故こは大だい惨さん事じに発はっ展てんした。
The accident escalated into a major tragedy.

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Usage patterns

惨さん事じが起おこるfor a disaster/tragedy to occur
工こう場じょうで大おおきな惨さん事じが起おこった。
A terrible disaster occurred at the factory.
惨さん事じを招まねくto lead to a disaster
彼かれの不ふ注ちゅう意いが惨さん事じを招まねいた。
His carelessness led to a disaster.
惨さん事じを防ふせぐto prevent a disaster
早はやめの対たい応おうで惨さん事じを防ふせいだ。
Quick action prevented a disaster.
〈事こと〉が惨さん事じとなるfor something to turn into a disaster
小ちいさなミスが大おおきな惨さん事じとなった。
A small mistake turned into a major disaster.

Kanji

惨wretched, disaster, cruelty
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

災さい害がいN2
災害 is the broad term for natural or man-made disasters, while 惨事 stresses the tragic, often fatal outcome of a specific event.
事じ故こN4
事故 is a neutral word for any accident, whereas 惨事 implies a severe, often deadly result.
悲ひ劇げきN3
悲劇 emphasizes the emotional, tragic drama of an event, while 惨事 is more of a news-report term for a disastrous incident.

Don't confuse with

惨さん劇げき
惨劇 usually refers to a bloody, violent tragedy like a murder, while 惨事 covers any tragic accident or disaster including natural ones.
参さん事じ
参事 (a councillor or advisor) is pronounced identically to 惨事 but has a completely unrelated meaning, so context is essential.
惨さん状じょう
惨事 names the tragic incident or accident itself, while 惨状 describes the devastated scene or aftermath that results from it.

Counted with

件けんN2
惨事 as an incident is typically counted with 件, the counter for matters or cases.

Word family

大だい惨さん事じ
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck

Etymology

Compound of 惨 (miserable, tragic) and 事 (event, matter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with its meaning.