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Kanji 滅

13 strokes

Meaning

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

On'yomi
メツ
Kun'yomi
ほろびるほろぶほろぼす
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
3級
Frequency
#1222 / 2500

Stroke order

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Words with 滅

  • 絶滅

    ぜつめつ

    destruction, extinction

    N3
  • 滅多に

    めったに

    rarely (with neg. verb), seldom

    N3
  • 全滅

    ぜんめつ

    annihilation

    N1
  • 滅亡

    めつぼう

    downfall, collapse, destruction

    N1
  • 滅びる

    ほろびる

    to be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed

    N1
  • 滅ぼす

    ほろぼす

    to destroy, to overthrow, to ruin

    N1

Example sentences

  • 彼かれは滅多めったに礼拝れいはいに行いかない。

    He seldom goes to church.

  • 恐竜きょうりゅうは大昔おおむかしに絶滅ぜつめつした。

    Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.

  • 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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