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滅 kanji — Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle
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滅
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow, Perish
13 strokes
N1
On readings 音読み
めつ
Kun readings 訓読み
ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
Built from
Tsunami
Slide
Drunkard
Ground
Fire
Words using 滅
滅多に
めったに
rarely (with neg. verb)
N3
絶滅
ぜつめつ
destruction
N3
滅びる
ほろびる
to be ruined
N1
滅ぼす
ほろぼす
to destroy
N1
Stroke order & more on Jisho
全滅
ぜんめつ
annihilation
N1
滅亡
めつぼう
downfall
N1
壊滅
かいめつ
(complete) destruction
破滅
はめつ
ruin
自滅
じめつ
self-destruction
点滅
てんめつ
switching on and off (of a light)
撲滅
ぼくめつ
eradication
滅多
めった
thoughtless
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