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滅

destroy
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Kun readingほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. destroyRtK
  2. ruin
  3. overthrow
  4. perish
  1. to go to ruin
  2. to go under
  3. to fall
  4. to be destroyed
  5. to die out

Popular Usage

絶滅

Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · march · fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 390

Compound words

絶滅ぜつめつ
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
隠滅いんめつ
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
壊滅かいめつ
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
幻滅げんめつ
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
自滅じめつ
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
消滅しょうめつ
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination
全滅ぜんめつ
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out; total defeat
点滅てんめつ
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
破滅はめつ
ruin; destruction; fall
撲滅ぼくめつ
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
滅多めった
thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; ordinary
滅亡めつぼう
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
滅びるほろびる
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out
滅ぼすほろぼす
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
滅多にめったに
rarely; seldom
滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃ
absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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