滅
滅 — Destroy
destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
On’yomiメツ (metsu)
Kun’yomiほろびる (horobiru)
Kun’yomiほろぶ (horobu)
Kun’yomiほろぼす (horobosu)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 滅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination; eradication |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 壊滅 | かいめつ kaimetsu | (complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ bokumetsu | eradication; extermination; destruction |
| 隠滅 | いんめつ inmetsu | destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
Study notes
滅 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1222 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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