Word Meaning 滅する

めっする messuru

滅する is read as めっする (messuru) and means to be destroyed.

Meaning

English

  1. to be destroyed
  2. to perish
  3. to go out (e.g. fire)
  4. to destroy
  5. to get rid of
  6. to extinguish

Reading

Kana

めっする

Romaji

messuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 消滅,隠滅,消し去る,消去,抹殺,抹消 Related Words 滅ぶ,滅びる,亡びる,滅亡,消える,無くなる,消滅,撲滅 Rank 139315 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin

滅入る

めいる

to feel depressed

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall

滅多

めった

seldom

滅多に

めったに

rarely

滅ぼす

ほろぼす

to destroy

滅私

めっし

selflessness

滅多打ち

めったうち

showering with blows

滅相

めっそう

extravagant

滅相もない

めっそうもない

don't be absurd

滅法

めっぽう

extraordinarily

Example Sentences

4

Society will be ruined.

There's no doubt that it'll fade away.

Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct.

Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.