JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 滅: "destroy, ruin, overthrow"
The kanji 滅 means "destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read メツ in on'yomi and ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
メツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1222 of 2,501 |
Common words with 滅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 滅茶苦茶absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous · extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
- 消滅extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing · annihilation
- 滅ぼすto destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
- 滅びるto go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed
- 全滅total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out · total defeat; complete failure
- 破滅ruin; destruction; fall
- 滅多にrarely; seldom
- 壊滅(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
- 殲滅annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
- 滅ぶto go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed
- 滅亡downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
- 点滅switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
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