滅
Destroy, Ruin JLPT N1
13 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1222
Meaning
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow, Perish
Readings
On’yomiメツ metsu
Kun’yomiほろ.びる horobiru、ほろ.ぶ horobu、ほろ.ぼす horobosu
Radical
Components
- 氵 (radical)
Example sentences
- この鳥は絶滅の危機に瀕している。This bird is in danger of dying out.
- 戦争はその国に破滅をもたらした。The war brought ruin to the country.
- 彼の結婚生活を見て幻滅を感じた。I was disillusioned at his married life.
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