Stroke order for the kanji 滅

destroy, overthrow, perish, ruin

N1Grade 813 strokesRadical

On'yomi (音読み)

メツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす

Meanings

destroy, overthrow, perish, ruin

Words containing

いんめつdestruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression
かいめつ(complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
げんめつdisillusionment, disillusion, disenchantment
じめつself-destruction, ruining oneself
しょうめつextinction, extinguishment, disappearance
ぜつめつextinction, extermination
ぜんめつtotal destruction, complete destruction, annihilation
てんめつswitching on and off (of a light), flashing, blinking
はめつruin, destruction, fall
めったthoughtless, reckless, careless
茶苦茶めちゃくちゃabsurd, unreasonable, nonsensical
めつぼうdownfall, ruin, collapse
ぼくめつeradication, extermination, destruction
びるほろびるto go to ruin, to go under, to fall
ぼすほろぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to wreck
多にめったにrarely, seldom
多にめったにrarely (with neg. verb), seldom
ぜつめつdestruction, extinction
ぜんめつannihilation
びるほろびるto be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed
ぼすほろぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to ruin
めつぼうdownfall, collapse, destruction

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