Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 滅
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滅 |
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Meaning |
destroy, ruin, crumble |
Pronunciation |
METSU
horobiru/bosu |
Explanation |
From left: water 氵, variation of person 人 (= ノ+一), halberd 戈, fire 火 |
Mnemonic
| Water, persons, fire and halberds can be: destructive. |
Radicals
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氵
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water | (The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水) |
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火
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fire | (Picture of a fire) |
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戈
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halberd, spear, lance | (This radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 全滅 |
ぜんめつ |
annihilation | | 滅びる |
ほろびる |
to be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed | | 滅ぼす |
ほろぼす |
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin | | 滅亡 |
めつぼう |
downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction | | 滅多に |
めったに |
rarely (with neg. verb), seldom | | 絶滅 |
ぜつめつ |
destruction, extinction |
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