# 滅 — Destroy

Frequency rank 988 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 免 (Excuse), less common than 快 (Pleasant).

- On’yomi: めつ
- Kun’yomi: ほろ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A tsunami on the left with fire on the right — a tsunami and fire collide, each destroying the other in mutual annihilation.

In words:

- 滅ぼす ほろぼす — to destroy;to overthrow;to wreck;to ruin
- 滅びる ほろびる — to be ruined;to go under;to perish;to be destroyed
- 滅亡 めつぼう — downfall;ruin;collapse;destruction

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