Kanji

滅

Meaning

destroy ruin overthrow

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ほろびる
  • ほろぶ
  • ほろぼす

On'yomi

  • しょう めつ extinction
  • めつ ぼう downfall
  • ぼく めつ eradication

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/13

Component Analysis

滅
destroy, ruin, overthrow...
ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, メツ
氵
( 水 ) water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
烕
to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish
ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぼす, ケツ
戌
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ, ジュツ
戊
5th calendar sign
つちのえ, ボ, ボウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
戈
halberd, arms, festival car...
ほこ, ほこづくり, カ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
火
fire
ひ, -び, カ

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