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    3. 自滅

    自滅

    自じ滅めつ

    self-destruction

    KMT9News #26+1CoreNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    じめつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    self-destruction, ruining oneself
    2.
    natural decay, perishing naturally

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    彼かれの過か信しんが自じ滅めつを招まねいた。

    His overconfidence led to his self-destruction.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    敵てきは味み方かたのミスで自じ滅めつした。

    The enemy self-destructed due to their own mistakes.

    KMT9Military
    その政せい党とうは内ない部ぶ分ぶん裂れつにより自じ滅めつした。

    That political party self-destructed due to internal divisions.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    怒いかりに任まかせた行こう動どうは、しばしば自じ滅めつにつながる。

    Actions driven by anger often lead to self-destruction.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの才さい能のうを過か信しんし、結けっ局きょくは自じ滅めつの道 を辿たどった。

    He overestimated his own talent and ultimately followed a path of self-destruction.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
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