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滅
destroy · perish · extinguish
N1On: めつKun: ほろ
Memory Aid
The left part is `water` (氵). The right part looks like a collapsing building, being washed away by the water. Thus, to `destroy` or `perish`.
'Metsu' — A big **mess** is left after something is **destroyed**.
Vocabulary
絶滅ぜつめつextinction
滅亡めつぼうruin, downfall, collapse
滅びるほろびるto perish, to be ruined
壊滅かいめつdestruction, annihilation
Example Sentences
この動物は絶滅の危機に瀕している。
This animal is on the verge of extinction.
多くの古代文明は自然災害で滅びた。
Many ancient civilizations perished due to natural disasters.
彼は敵国を滅ぼす計画を立てた。
He made a plan to destroy the enemy nation.
その帝国は突然滅亡した。
That empire suddenly collapsed.