Word Meaning 殲滅

せんめつ semmetsu

殲滅 is read as せんめつ (semmetsu) and means extermination.

Meaning

English

extermination
annihilation

Reading

Kana

せんめつ

Romaji

semmetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Synonyms 打ち滅ぼす,討ち滅ぼす,撃滅,攻め滅ぼす,掃滅,討滅,覆滅,滅ぼす Rank 162129 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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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

点滅

てんめつ

switching on and off (of a light)

全滅

ぜんめつ

annihilation

幻滅

げんめつ

disillusionment

絶滅

ぜつめつ

extinction

壊滅

かいめつ

(complete) destruction

隠滅

いんめつ

hiding

不滅

ふめつ

immortal

死滅

しめつ

extinction

Example Sentences

しかし、歴史上、民族殲滅に成功した例がある。

However, there are instances in history where entire peoples were successfully exterminated.