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    3. 壊滅

    壊滅

    壊かい滅めつ

    (complete) destruction

    KMT7News #13+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentMilitaryKanji Vocab29 strokes

    潰滅

    かいめつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation

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    その町まちは地じ震しんで壊かい滅めつした。

    That town was completely destroyed by the earthquake.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    敵てきの部ぶ隊たいは壊かい滅めつ的てきな打だ撃げきを受うけた。

    The enemy forces suffered devastating damage.

    KMT7Military
    敵てきの基きち地くうは空ば爆くによって完かん全ぜんに壊かい滅めつした。

    The enemy base was completely annihilated by the airstrike.

    KMT7Military
    巨きょ大だいな津つ波なみが沿えん岸がんの村むら々むらを壊かい滅めつさせた。

    A massive tsunami devastated the coastal villages.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    森しん林りん火か災さいにより、広こう範はん囲いの生せいたいけ態いかいめ系つてきなひが壊い滅を的うな被 害 を受 けた。

    Due to the forest fire, a wide range of ecosystems suffered devastating damage.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    壊
    こわ.す・こわ.れる・やぶ.る…(2)
    demolition・break・destroy
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
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