EntryCommonWaniKani 43
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    (complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

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

Also written 潰滅【かいめつ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

demolition, break, destroy

Kun
こわ.すこわ.れるやぶ.る
On
カイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
727 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
3b13.3The Kanji Dictionary
4413.2Four corner code
1465deroo
58caUnicode hex code
1-18-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1147Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1102New Nelson (John Haig)
756New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
934Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
524Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
684Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
427Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2602Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1578Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5541PMorohashi
1066A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1407Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1496Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1171Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1822Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1038Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
390Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
407Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huai4, pi1Pinyin reading
koeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kun
ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
On
メツ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1222 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3a10.26The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6ec5Unicode hex code
1-44-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2660Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3279New Nelson (John Haig)
660New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
812Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
365Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
390Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1387A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18008Morohashi
1848A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1338Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1421Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1488Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1642Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1500Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1237Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
371Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mie4Pinyin reading
myeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level