Kanji
滅
kanji character
destroy
ruin
overthrow
perish
滅 kanji-滅 destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
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
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Common Words
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滅 多 にrarely, seldom -
消 滅 extinction, extinguishment, disappearance... -
滅 茶 苦 茶 absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical... -
滅 茶 滅 茶 disorderly, messy, ruined... -
滅 亡 downfall, ruin, collapse... -
撲 滅 eradication, extermination, destruction... -
滅 びるto go to ruin, to go under, to fall... -
破 滅 ruin, destruction, fall -
滅 多 thoughtless, reckless, careless... -
自 滅 self-destruction, ruining oneself, natural decay... -
全 滅 total destruction, complete destruction, annihilation... -
点 滅 switching on and off (of a light), flashing, blinking... -
絶 滅 extinction, extermination, eradication... -
壊 滅 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation -
潰 滅 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation -
隠 滅 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression... -
湮 滅 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression... -
堙 滅 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression... -
不 滅 immortal, undying, indestructible -
滅 すto be destroyed, to perish, to go out (e.g. fire)... -
滅 ぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to wreck... -
幻 滅 disillusionment, disillusion, disenchantment -
滅 私 selflessness, being unselfish -
死 滅 extinction, annihilation, destruction -
罪 滅 しatonement (for one's sins), expiation, making amends... -
滅 ぶto go to ruin, to go under, to fall... -
滅 却 extinguishment, destruction, effacement -
滅 法 extraordinarily, astonishingly, extremely... -
滅 裂 in chaos, incoherent -
滅 金 plating (chrome, gold, silver...