| 1309 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1470 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1713 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1304 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1725 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1843 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1457 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 818 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 585 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 441 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1737 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10850 | Morohashi |
| 483 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1896 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1721 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1857 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1433 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 惨 【サン】 appalling
- 惨事 【サンジ】 disaster, tragedy, tragic incident, horrible accident
- 凄惨 【セイサン】 ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
- 陰惨 【インサン】 sadness and gloom
- 残虐 【ザンギャク】 cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
- 残酷 【ザンコク】 cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
- 冷酷無惨 【レイコクムザン】 cruel and heartless, merciless, implacable, cold-blooded
Kun reading compounds
- 惨め 【みじめ】 miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
- 惨い 【むごい】 cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman, tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
Readings
- Korean:
- cham, chim
Spanish
- cruel
- horrible
- desastroso
Portuguese
- desprezível
- desastre
- crueldade
- severo
French
- choquant
- misérable
- désastre
- cruauté
- rude
| 1160 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9302.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烈日 【レツジツ】 blazing sun, scorching sun, hot day
- 烈女 【レツジョ】 heroine
- 痛烈 【ツウレツ】 severe, bitter, scathing
- 壮烈 【ソウレツ】 heroic, brave
Kun reading compounds
- 激しい 【はげしい】 violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, strong, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- bravo
- violento
- furioso
- cruel
Portuguese
- severo
- furioso
- veemente
- violento
- ardente
- extremo
French
- ardent
- véhément
- furieux
- violent
- sévère
- extrême
| 1929 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2761 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1199 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1515 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1211 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1414 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1708 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1276 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3286 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18987 | Morohashi |
| 2652 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3420 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 814 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 877 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1363 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3140 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 1233.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70c8 | Unicode hex code |