滅 — destroy, ruin, overthrow

Common words with 滅

• 絶滅ぜつめつextinction; exterminationCommon

  絶滅は進化の一部である。
  Extinction is part of evolution.

• 消滅しょうめつextinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapseCommon

  虎は消滅しかかっている種族である。
  The tiger is a vanishing species.

• 壊滅かいめつ(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastationCommon

  壊滅そのものが豊かな生命を生む。
  Mere decay produces richer life.

• 撲滅ぼくめつeradication; extermination; destruction; suppressionCommon
• 隠滅いんめつdestruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppressionCommon
• 破滅はめつruin; destruction; fallCommon
• 幻滅げんめつdisillusionment; disillusion; disenchantmentCommon
• 自滅じめつself-destruction; ruining oneselfCommon
• 全滅ぜんめつtotal destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped outCommon
• 点滅てんめつswitching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickeringCommon
• 滅多めったthoughtless; reckless; careless; rashCommon
• 滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃabsurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherentCommon
• 滅亡めつぼうdownfall; ruin; collapse; destructionCommon
• 滅びるほろびるto go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become ext…Common
• 滅ぼすほろぼすto destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruinCommon
• 滅多にめったにrarely; seldomCommon
• 不滅ふめつimmortal; undying; indestructibleOccasional
• 滅私めっしselflessness; being unselfishOccasional
• 死滅しめつextinction; annihilation; destructionOccasional
• 罪滅ぼしつみほろぼしatonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)Occasional

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