滅 Kanji for destroy

N1Grade 813 strokes

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

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Kun: ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
On: メツ

滅 is the Japanese kanji for destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish. It is written with 13 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす and its on reading is メツ.

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Words with 滅

滅ほろびるto go to ruin, to go under, to fall
滅ほろぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to wreck
消しょう滅めつextinction, extinguishment, disappearance
絶ぜつ滅めつextinction, extermination
壊かい滅めつ(complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
撲ぼく滅めつeradication, extermination, destruction

Practice 滅 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.