Word details

滅亡

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 滅亡.

Dictionary

Entry

滅亡つぼうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #9924
1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

Examples
仮に核戦争が起こったとすれば、人類は滅亡するだろう。
If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

13 strokesFrequency 1,222JLPT N1Grade 8

On

メツ

Kun

ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす

deceased, the late, dying, perish

3 strokesFrequency 661JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボウモウ

Kun

な.いな.き-ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす

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