Word Meaning 滅却

めっきゃく mekkyaku

滅却 is read as めっきゃく (mekkyaku) and means extinguishment.

Meaning

English

  1. extinguishment
  2. destruction
  3. effacement

Reading

Kana

めっきゃく

Romaji

mekkyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 128611 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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心頭滅却

しんとうめっきゃく

clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts

心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼し

しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

心頭滅却すれば火も亦涼し

しんとうめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall

滅多

めった

seldom

滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin

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