滅 destroy
| Meaning | destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish |
|---|---|
| On | メツ |
| Kun | ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす |
| Strokes | 13 |
| First met | N3 lesson 125, in 摩滅 |
Stroke order
Words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 摩滅 | まめつ | wearing away | N3 |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ | eradication | N3 |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ | destroying (evidence) | N2 |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ | total loss | N2 |
| 破滅的 | はめつてき | ruinous, destructive | N1 |
| 永久不滅 | えいきゅうふめつ | eternal, imperishable | N1 |
| 死滅 | しめつ | thermal death of beneficial microbes | N1 |
| 絶滅危惧 | ぜつめつきぐ | endangered, facing extinction | N1 |
| 絶滅回避 | ぜつめつかいひ | preservation from extinction | N1 |
| 伝統の不滅 | でんとうのふめつ | imperishability of living classical craft | N1 |
| 不滅の英知 | ふめつのえいち | imperishable wisdom accumulated across centuries | N1 |