さん
惨
れつ
烈

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. horrible, cruel, atrocious.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
惨
れつ
烈
 惨烈 さんれつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wretched, disaster, cruelty
サン　みじ.め　むご.い (7th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
nonplussed, three (in documents), going
サン　まい.る　シン (4th, N3)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
ardent, violent, vehement
レツ　はげ.しい　やす (7th, N1)
file, row, rank
レツ　れっ　レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ