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滅

Kanji meanings and readings

滅

N1

destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish

On reading
メツ
Kun reading
ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
Radical
水
Illustration of 全滅

全滅

N1

ぜんめつ

annihilation

Illustration of 滅びる

滅びる

N1

ほろびる

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

Illustration of 滅ぼす

滅ぼす

N1

ほろぼす

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

Illustration of 滅亡

滅亡

N1

めつぼう

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

Illustration of 滅多に

滅多に

N3

めったに

rarely (with neg. verb); seldom

Illustration of 絶滅

絶滅

N3

ぜつめつ

destruction; extinction