Kanji

滅

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

メツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほろびる, ほろぶ, ほろぼす

Common Readings

メツ, ほろ…びる, ほろ…ぼす

Example sentences

消滅 しょうめつ
数年 その 消滅 して しまう かもしれない

That village might disappear in a few years.

滅ぼす ほろぼす
勇者 世界 救う ために 魔王 滅ぼした

The hero destroyed the demon king to save the world.

平家 へいけ
平家 ついに 源氏 滅ぼされた

The Taira clan was finally destroyed by the Minamoto clan.

全滅 ぜんめつ
台風 影響 農作物 全滅した

The crops were completely destroyed due to the typhoon.

滅びる ほろびる
かつて この 支配 した 文明 跡形 なく 滅びた

The civilization that once ruled this land has perished without a trace.

破滅 はめつ
越した ギャンブル 家庭 破滅 招いた

His excessive gambling led to the ruin of his family.

殲滅 せんめつ
艦隊 殲滅した

The enemy fleet was completely annihilated.

滅多に めったに
滅多に 怒らない

He rarely gets angry.

偏窟 へんくつ
あの 老人 偏窟 近所 たち 滅多に きかない

That old man is eccentric and rarely speaks with the neighbors.

壊滅 かいめつ
大地震 壊滅 した

The village was completely destroyed by the massive earthquake.

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