Word Meaning 壊滅

かいめつ kaimetsu

壊滅 is read as かいめつ (kaimetsu) and means (complete) destruction.

Meaning

English

(complete) destruction
annihilation
devastation

Reading

Kana

かいめつ

Romaji

kaimetsu

Writing Variants

潰滅かいめつ kaimetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words 潰れる,潰す,組織 Rank 15633 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壊滅的

かいめつてき

devastating

壊す

こわす

to break (a bill, etc.)

壊れる

こわれる

to break (down)

壊死

えし

necrosis

壊変毎分

かいへんまいふん

disintegration per minute

壊国

かいこく

destroying a country

壊れ物

こわれもの

broken article

壊変

かいへん

(radioactive) decay

消滅

しょうめつ

annihilation

破滅

はめつ

ruin

撲滅

ぼくめつ

eradication

自滅

じめつ

natural decay