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to destroy, annihilate; cease to exist; ruin
Kanji 1848

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Synopsis

With 滅 you can cut a wide swath of destruction. A generous supply of sample sentences will teach you to talk about everything from wiping out whole towns to eradicating diseases, as well as the fall of the Roman empire, the crumbling of traditions, and the extinction of species. You'll also learn terms for "recklessness" and "chaos," even finding out how to say "I'll make it up to you."

Revision history:

May 29, 2021: 

  • p. 2: Updated the Henshall etymology.
  • p. 11: Changed the definition of 奉安 to “enshrining” and slightly modified the subsequent commentary.
  • p. 16: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.

Jan. 11, 2019: 

  • p. 2: Fixed a broken link.
  • p. 18, 1st photo caption: Made 4 changes to the vocab.

Jan. 10, 2014: Added 2 photos to p. 18.

Aug. 16, 2013: Originally published.

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