惨(みじ)め

みじめ

na-adjective

miserable, wretched

1. miserable, wretched, pathetic

Pitifully bad; causing or deserving pity; very unhappy.

惨(みじ)めな気持(きも)ちになった。

I felt miserable.

惨(みじ)めな失敗(しっぱい)をした。

I suffered a miserable failure.

こんな惨(みじ)めな生活(せいかつ)は嫌(いや)だ。

I hate living such a wretched life.

惨(みじ)め is a na-adjective describing a miserable, wretched, or pathetic state.

Forms

Na-adjective: 惨(みじ)めな生活(せいかつ) (wretched life)
Adverb: 惨(みじ)めに失敗(しっぱい)する (fail miserably)
Noun form: 惨(みじ)めさ (wretchedness)

Common collocations

惨(みじ)めな気持(きも)ち: miserable feeling
惨(みじ)めな結果(けっか): pitiful result
惨(みじ)めな姿(すがた): wretched appearance
惨(みじ)めな思(おも)いをする: to feel miserable

Usage

Strongly negative. Can describe:

Situations: 惨(みじ)めな生活(せいかつ)
Feelings: 惨(みじ)めになる (to become miserable)
Self-reflection: often used about oneself during difficult times

Similar

哀(あわ)れ: pitiful, pathetic
情(なさ)けない: shameful, pathetic

Related Words

Synonym: 哀(あわ)れ (pitiful, pathetic)

Synonym: 情(なさ)けない (shameful, pathetic)

Compare: 浅(あさ)ましい (shameful)

Compare: 悲惨(ひさん)な (tragic)

Compare: 哀(あわ)れな (pitiful)

Compare: 惨憺(さんたん) (wretched)

Compare: 屈辱的(くつじょくてき) (humiliating)

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Added 2026.1.16 8:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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