Keyword
perish
- destroy
- ruin
- overthrow
- Frequency
- #1222
- Strokes
- 13
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 390
Readings
メツ85%
ほろ15%
Mnemonic
Water drops and the sign of the dog douse a campfire, hissing, until the last glowing flames perish into a puff of gray smoke.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
滅茶苦茶
absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent; extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton; disorderly; …
Na-adjective
全滅
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out; total defeat; complete failure
Noun
滅多
thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; ordinary; usual; common; excessive; indiscriminate
Na-adjective
滅
destruction; ruin; extinction; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); death (esp. of the Buddha or a high monk)
Noun
滅びる
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish
Ichidan verb
滅ぶ
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish
Godan verb