滅
Readings
Kana:
メツ、ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
Romaji:
metsu, horo.biru, horo.bu, horo.bosu
Meanings
destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
Stroke Diagram
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