滅 — destroy, ruin, overthrow
ほろびる
滅
destroy
ほろびる
U+6EC5
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1222
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #390
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- destroy
- ruin
- overthrow
- perish
Readings
- On'yomi
- めつ metsu
- Kun'yomi
- ほろ horo
word
ほろ horo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
めつ metsu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
めっ me
Words by frequency and grade
13 wordsEach dot is a word containing 滅: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 3 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.