滅 kanji: meaning “destroy”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N113 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- destroy
- On'yomi
- メツ
- Kun'yomi
- ほろ・びる、ほろ・ぶ、ほろ・ぼす
Picture story to remember 滅
Water (氵) crashing to snuff the fire (火), destroyed.
Parts in this story:火
How to write 滅: stroke order
滅 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 滅
- 滅亡めつぼうdownfall
- 滅びるほろびるto go to ruin
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