悲痛(ひつう)

ひつう
noun, na-adjective
grief; sorrow; anguish
1. grief; sorrow; anguish; grief-stricken
Deep sorrow or anguish, especially in response to loss, tragedy, or suffering. As a な-adjective, describes something that conveys or expresses such grief.
悲痛(ひつう)な叫(さけ)びが聞(き)こえた。
An anguished cry was heard.
遺族(いぞく)は悲痛(ひつう)な表情(ひょうじょう)で会見(かいけん)に臨(のぞ)んだ。
The bereaved family faced the press conference with grief-stricken expressions.
被害者(ひがいしゃ)の家族(かぞく)が悲痛(ひつう)な思(おも)いを訴(うった)えた。
The victim's family expressed their anguished feelings.

悲痛(ひつう) combines 悲(ひ) (sorrow) and 痛(つう) (pain), conveying grief that is deeply painful. It is stronger and more literary than 悲(かな)しい.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 悲痛(ひつう)な叫(さけ)び: anguished cry
  • 悲痛(ひつう)な表情(ひょうじょう): grief-stricken expression
  • 悲痛(ひつう)な思(おも)い: anguished feelings
  • 悲痛(ひつう)な声(こえ): voice filled with grief
  • 悲痛(ひつう)な訴(うった)え: grief-stricken appeal

REGISTER:
Primarily used in news reporting, formal speeches, and literary writing. Rarely heard in casual conversation.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 悲(かな)しい: sad (everyday, broader range)
  • 痛(いた)ましい: pitiful, tragic (empathetic perspective)
  • 哀(あわ)れ: pathos, pity (literary, classical tone)
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Added 2026.3.22 12:09 · Revised 2026.3.28 12:50
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