滅

meaningdestroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

On'yomi
メツ
Kun'yomi
ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
Strokes
13
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1222 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

滅
  • 絶滅ぜつめつextinction
  • 消滅しょうめつextinction
  • 壊滅かいめつdestruction
  • 撲滅ぼくめつeradication
  • 隠滅いんめつdestruction
  • 破滅はめつruin
  • 自滅じめつself-destruction
  • 滅亡めつぼうdownfall

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