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    3. 滅

    滅

    滅ほろ.びる

    destroy

    N1KMT8Freq #1222Core ConceptsKanji13 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす

    On'yomi

    メツ

    destroyruinoverthrowperish

    氵

    氵
    水
    厂
    弋
    戈
    一
    火
    丿
    丶

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    源溝滞溜滉溽溯溏溥

    Alternative forms of this concept

    氵
    氺

    Concepts using this kanji

    絶滅

    extinction

    消滅

    extinction

    滅多に

    rarely

    壊滅

    (complete) destruction

    滅茶苦茶

    absurd

    破滅

    ruin

    撲滅

    eradication

    隠滅

    destruction (esp. of evidence)

    自滅

    self-destruction

    滅亡

    downfall

    不滅

    immortal

    点滅

    switching on and off (of a light)

    全滅

    total destruction

    滅びる

    to go to ruin

    幻滅

    disillusionment

    一家全滅

    entire family is affected (disease, etc.)

    千古不滅

    everlasting

    不生不滅

    neither arising nor ceasing

    気が滅入る

    to feel depressed

    滅多に見られない

    rarely seen

    消滅会社

    absorbed company

    滅相

    extravagant

    滅相もない

    don't be absurd

    政治的自滅

    political suicide

    入滅

    entering Nirvana

    滅入る

    to feel depressed

    常住不滅

    everlasting

    生者必滅

    all living things must die

    必滅

    mortality

    滅多に無い

    rare

    滅法

    extraordinarily

    仏滅日

    very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

    打ち滅ぼす

    to destroy

    対消滅

    annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)

    滅度

    extinguishing illusion and passing over to Nirvana

    光点滅

    light flashing

    明滅

    flickering

    滅失

    destruction

    消滅時効

    extinctive prescription

    自然消滅

    natural extinction

    大義親を滅す

    to sacrifice family for a greater cause

    大絶滅

    mass extinction

    点滅器

    switch (for a light)

    生滅

    birth and death

    滅道

    truths of the cessation of suffering and of the way to the cessation of suffering

    族滅

    putting an entire family to death

    攻め滅ぼす

    to attack and overthrow

    壊滅的

    devastating

    苦集滅道

    Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)

    大量絶滅

    extinction event

    不朽不滅

    everlasting

    討滅

    destroying

    討ち滅ぼす

    to destroy

    仏滅紀元

    Buddhist calendar

    敗滅

    scattered or crushed in defeat

    消滅可能性都市

    city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)

    是生滅法

    the law of arising and ceasing

    2012年人類滅亡説

    2012 human extinction beliefs

    仏滅

    Buddha's death

    消滅危機言語

    near-extinct language

    野生絶滅

    Extinct in the Wild (conservation status)

    滅私奉公

    selfless devotion

    絶滅収容所

    extermination camp

    撃滅

    destruction

    心頭滅却

    clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts

    滅殺

    obliteration

    絶滅危機

    endangerment (of a species)

    撲滅運動

    exterminatory measure

    廃滅

    decay

    支離滅裂

    incoherent

    絶滅種

    extinct species

    素敵滅法

    very lovely

    滅却

    extinguishment

    罪障消滅

    expiation of sins

    滅罪

    expiation

    盲滅法

    reckless

    吸収合併消滅会社

    absorbed company

    滅茶

    extremely

    絶滅危険種

    endangered species

    絶滅寸前

    Critically Endangered (conservation status)

    滅す

    to be destroyed

    滅びゆく

    perishing

    滅ぶ

    to go to ruin

    滅する

    to be destroyed

    証拠隠滅

    destruction of evidence

    滅私

    selflessness

    滅裂

    in chaos

    破茶滅茶

    absurd

    汚職撲滅

    eradication of corruption

    尽滅

    annihilation

    大徳は小怨を滅す

    great virtues extinguish small grudges

    掃滅

    wiping out

    放射線滅菌

    radiation sterilization

    寂滅為楽

    freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss

    衰滅

    decline

    心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し

    if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

    心頭滅却すれば火もまた涼し

    if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

    滅ぼす

    to destroy

    陰々滅々

    gloomy and depressing

    高圧蒸気滅菌

    high-pressure steam sterilization

    摩滅

    defacement

    霊魂不滅

    immortality of the soul

    矢鱈滅多ら

    indiscriminately

    滅多矢鱈

    reckless

    滅菌

    sterilization

    鬼滅

    Demon Slayer (abbr)

    滅紫

    dark purple

    絶滅危惧種

    endangered species

    準絶滅危惧

    near-threatened (species)

    絶滅危惧

    threatened (species)

    覆滅

    complete overthrow

    寂滅

    achieving nirvana

    滅菌剤

    sterilant

    生滅滅已

    going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana

    滅多

    thoughtless

    死滅

    extinction

    霊魂消滅

    annihilation

    乾熱滅菌

    dry-heat sterilization

    挫滅症候群

    crush syndrome

    殲滅戦

    war of annihilation

    挫滅

    crushing (injury)

    鬼滅の刃

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)

    殄滅

    complete and utter annihilation

    誅滅

    eradication of sinful people

    滅諦

    truth of the cessation of suffering

    燼滅

    completely destroying (esp. by fire)

    殲滅

    annihilation

    罪滅ぼし

    atonement (for one's sins)

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    • 丿
    • 厂
    • 弋
    • 戈
    • 氵
    • 水
    • 火

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    • 隠滅
    • 壊滅
    • 撃滅
    • 幻滅
    • 攻め滅ぼす
    • 支離滅裂
    • 自滅
    • 消滅
    • 心頭滅却
    • 生者必滅
    • 絶滅
    • 全滅
    • 打ち滅ぼす
    • 点滅
    • 点滅器
    • 入滅
    • 破茶滅茶
    • 破滅
    • 不滅
    • 仏滅
    • 撲滅
    • 滅却
    • 滅多
    • 滅多に無い
    • 滅茶苦茶
    • 滅入る
    • 滅法
    • 滅亡
    • 滅裂
    • 盲滅法
    • 霊魂消滅
    • 殲滅
    • 滅びる
    • 滅ぼす
    • 摩滅
    • 滅多に
    • 掃滅
    • 明滅
    • 寂滅
    • 滅私
    • 滅私奉公
    • 滅菌
    • 死滅
    • 証拠隠滅
    • 敗滅
    • 生滅
    • 廃滅
    • 陰々滅々
    • 討ち滅ぼす
    • 衰滅
    • 罪滅ぼし
    • 罪障消滅
    • 必滅
    • 覆滅
    • 霊魂不滅
    • 滅多矢鱈
    • 滅相
    • 族滅
    • 滅多に見られない
    • 滅度
    • 絶滅危惧種
    • 千古不滅
    • 滅ぶ
    • 滅殺
    • 絶滅種
    • 撲滅運動
    • 不朽不滅
    • 寂滅為楽
    • 絶滅寸前
    • 常住不滅
    • 壊滅的
    • 滅相もない
    • 苦集滅道
    • 滅茶
    • 仏滅日
    • 滅する
    • 殄滅
    • 気が滅入る
    • 滅諦
    • 不生不滅
    • 滅道
    • 滅罪
    • 対消滅
    • 滅失
    • 挫滅症候群
    • 挫滅
    • 消滅時効
    • 是生滅法
    • 生滅滅已
    • 政治的自滅
    • 滅菌剤
    • 一家全滅
    • 絶滅危機
    • 野生絶滅
    • 準絶滅危惧
    • 絶滅危惧
    • 絶滅危険種
    • 2012年人類滅亡説
    • 討滅
    • 乾熱滅菌
    • 放射線滅菌
    • 大量絶滅
    • 消滅危機言語
    • 尽滅
    • 素敵滅法
    • 自然消滅
    • 汚職撲滅
    • 燼滅
    • 消滅可能性都市
    • 大絶滅
    • 仏滅紀元
    • 滅す
    • 大徳は小怨を滅す
    • 大義親を滅す
    • 吸収合併消滅会社
    • 消滅会社
    • 心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し
    • 心頭滅却すれば火もまた涼し
    • 誅滅
    • 絶滅収容所
    • 滅びゆく
    • 殲滅戦
    • 高圧蒸気滅菌
    • 光点滅
    • 矢鱈滅多ら
    • 滅紫
    • 鬼滅の刃
    • 鬼滅

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