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自滅
じめつ
noun
anime:evangelion-tv
anime-category:vocabulary
curated-media-vocabulary
Meanings
1
self-destruction ; ruining oneself
2
natural decay ; perishing naturally
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 自滅 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
自
Oneself
6 strokes
滅
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow
13 strokes
More words with
自
自由
じゆう ·
freedom
N4
自動車
じどうしゃ ·
automobile
N5
自己
じこ ·
self
N3
自然
しぜん ·
nature
N3
自治
じち ·
self-government
Full entry on Jisho
N2
自身
じしん ·
oneself
N3
自ら
みずから ·
for one's self
N2
自宅
じたく ·
one's own home (same as 自分の家 (じぶんのいえ))
N2
More words with
滅
消滅
しょうめつ ·
extinction
絶滅
ぜつめつ ·
destruction
N3
撲滅
ぼくめつ ·
eradication
破滅
はめつ ·
ruin
滅多に
めったに ·
rarely (with neg. verb)
N3
滅茶苦茶
めちゃくちゃ ·
absurd
滅亡
めつぼう ·
downfall
N1
壊滅
かいめつ ·
(complete) destruction