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Illustration of 全滅

全滅ぜんめつ

ぜんめつ zenmetsu Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive Intransitive

Meanings and examples

すべて滅びて、跡形もなくなること。 annihilation

Example 1

その町まちの住人じゅうにんは全滅ぜんめつした。

The population of the town was wiped out.

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Example 2

部隊ぶたいは全滅ぜんめつした。

The troop was altogether destroyed.

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Kanji breakdown

全

N3

whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill

On reading
ゼン
Kun reading
まった.く、すべ.て
Radical
入

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
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健全

N1

けんぜん

health; soundness; wholesome

Illustration of 全快

全快

N1

ぜんかい

complete recovery of health

Illustration of 全盛

全盛

N1

ぜんせい

height of prosperity

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滅びる

N1

ほろびる

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

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滅ぼす

N1

ほろぼす

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin