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滅 means 'destroy'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1025   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-10    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 37 words   Used in 117 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   メツ
Kun
   ほろぼす to destroy   ほろびる to be destroyed
Additional readings
Kun    ほろぶ to be ruined
Variants
灭 (Chinese)  
Notes
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With 滅 you can cut a wide swath of destruction. A generous supply of sample sentences will teach you to talk about everything from wiping out whole towns to eradicating diseases, as well as the fall of the Roman empire, the crumbling of traditions, and the extinction of species. You'll also learn terms for "recklessness" and "chaos," even finding out how to say "I'll make it up to you."
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⿰  氵 (水) water  烕 fire dog  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 滅 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 滅 is used 109 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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メツ : 74 words FIND ALL
ぜ つ め つ 0
destruction; extinction
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メツ (read as めっ) : 27 words FIND ALL
め っ た 1
1. thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash  (often written with kana only)
2. seldom (with neg. verb); rare  (see also: 滅多に, 滅多に無い; often written with kana only)
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ほろぼす : 8 words FIND ALL
ほ ろ び る 3 ほ ろ び る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
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An additional 9 less common words include 滅 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1848  Joy o' Kanji : 1848  Key to Kanji: - 

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滅
メツ   ほろぼす to destroy   ほろびる to be destroyed   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
烕
fire dog
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火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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