N1

滅destroy

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滅

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Meaning	destroy, overthrow, perish, ruin
On'yomi	メツ
Kun'yomi	ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす

Words with 滅

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
絶滅	N3	ぜつめつ	ぜつめつdestruction, extinction
滅多に	N3	めったに	めったにrarely (with neg. verb), seldom
全滅	N1	ぜんめつ	ぜんめつannihilation
滅亡	N1	めつぼう	めつぼうdownfall, collapse, destruction
滅ぼす	N1	ほろぼす	ほろぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to ruin
滅びる	N1	ほろびる	ほろびるto be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed

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