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壊滅
かいめつ
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
(complete) destruction
2
annihilation
3
devastation
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Kanji in this word
壊
Demolition, Break, Destroy
16 strokes
滅
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow
13 strokes
More words with
壊
崩壊
ほうかい ·
collapse
N1
壊す
こわす ·
to break
N4
取り壊し
とりこわし ·
demolition
損壊
そんかい ·
damage
破壊
はかい ·
destruction
N1
Full entry on Jisho
壊れる
こわれる ·
to be broken
N4
More words with
滅
滅びる
ほろびる ·
to be ruined
N1
滅ぼす
ほろぼす ·
to destroy
N1
滅多に
めったに ·
rarely (with neg. verb)
N3
絶滅
ぜつめつ ·
destruction
N3
全滅
ぜんめつ ·
annihilation
N1
滅亡
めつぼう ·
downfall
N1
破滅
はめつ ·
ruin
自滅
じめつ ·
self-destruction