This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: メツ、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
Romaji: metsu, horo.biru, horo.bu, horo.bosu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  1222
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  myeol
Chinese Reading:  mie4
Unicode:  6ec5
JIS:  4C47

Indexes

Halpern Index: 660
Nelson Index: 2660
New Nelson Index: 3279
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a10.26
Four Corner Index: 3315.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1848
Gakken Index: 1387
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18008
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0176
Remembering the kanji Index: 365
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1488
Kodansha Compact Index: 1237
Kanji in Context Index: 1500
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 475
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 606
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 371
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 390
Essential Kanji Index: 1228
Kodansha Kanji Index: 812
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 359
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1642

Words

消滅 (しょうめつ)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse; annihilation
壊滅 (かいめつ)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
滅ぼす (ほろぼす)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
殲滅 (せんめつ)
extermination; annihilation
破滅 (はめつ)
ruin; destruction; fall
絶滅 (ぜつめつ)
destruction; extinction
滅亡 (めつぼう)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
全滅 (ぜんめつ)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
滅びる (ほろびる)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
滅多 (めった)
thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; seldom (with neg. verb); rare; ordinary; usual; common; excessive; immoderate; extreme
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