01
絶滅
ぜつめつ
extinction
Meanings
- destroy
- ruin
- overthrow
- perish
Readings
Onyomi
- メツ
Kunyomi
- ほろ.びる
- ほろ.ぶ
- ほろ.ぼす
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Useful words
02
滅亡
めつぼう
downfall, ruin
03
点滅
てんめつ
flashing, blinking
04
滅多に
めったに
rarely, seldom
usually used with negative
05
滅びる
ほろびる
to perish, to go ruin
06
滅ぼす
ほろぼす
to destroy, to ruin
Compare Kanji
01壊Meaning91%demolition, breakBreaking down in 壊 is a direct neighbor to destruction in 滅.02破Meaning86%rend, rip破 gives the act of breaking, a more physical version of 滅.03消Meaning84%extinguish, blow outDisappearing in 消 shares the vanishing side of perish or extinguish.04死Meaning80%death, dieDeath is a personal form of perishing, so 死 sits close to 滅.05亡Meaning74%deceased, the lateLoss and disappearance in 亡 support the extinction side of 滅.06災Meaning70%disaster, calamityDisaster in 災 is often the setting where destruction happens.
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