Readings

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