What does kanji 滅 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 滅 is destroy.

How is kanji 滅 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 滅 are ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす; the onyomi readings are メツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 滅?

The main radical for kanji 滅 is 水.

What words use kanji 滅?

Example words that use kanji 滅 include 滅亡, 滅びる, 滅多, 滅ぼす.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

滅

Meaning

Kanji 滅

destroy

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
Onyomi 音読み: メツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1222
Strokes: 13
Radical: 水
Components: ノ • 汁 • 戈 • 火
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 烕 • 㓕 • 搣

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 130 entries that include this kanji.

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall

滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin

滅多

めった

seldom

滅ぼす

ほろぼす

to destroy

滅多に

めったに

rarely

滅茶苦茶

めちゃくちゃ

disorderly

目茶目茶

めちゃめちゃ

very

滅私

めっし

selflessness

メッタ斬り

めったぎり

hacking to pieces

メッタ刺し

めったざし

stabbing repeatedly

鍍金

ときん

pretense

滅す

めっす

to be destroyed

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この町は戦争で滅びた。

This town perished in the war.

王は反乱を滅ぼそうとした。

The king tried to crush the rebellion.

最後の希望は消滅した。

The last hope vanished.

その国は一夜で滅んだわけではない。

That country did not fall in a single night.

欲に負けると身を滅ぼす。

If you give in to greed, you may ruin yourself.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 8 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.