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滅
Destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish
JLPT N1
Readings
Onyomi (Chinese)
メツ
Kunyomi (Japanese)
ほろ(びる), ほろ(ぶ), ほろ(ぼす)
Vocabulary Examples
滅びる
ほろびる
To be ruined, to go under
滅ぼす
ほろぼす
To destroy, to overthrow
滅多に
めったに
Rarely, seldom
滅亡
めつぼう
Downfall, ruin, collapse