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滅殺 (めっさつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

滅めっ殺さつ

め

っ

さ

つ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

obliteration; annihilation

Strong word for complete destruction or wiping out, often used in dramatic or emphatic contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a verb.

敵てきを滅めっ殺さつするために全ぜん力りょくを尽つくした。
They gave their all to annihilate the enemy.
その兵へい器きは一いっ瞬しゅんで街

まち

を

滅めっ

殺さつ

し

た

。

The weapon obliterated the town in an instant.

Kanji

滅destroy, ruin, overthrow
殺kill, murder, butcher

Similar words

絶ぜつ滅めつ
絶滅 means extinction, especially of species or groups, while 滅殺 emphasizes active destruction or wiping out.
消しょう滅めつ
消滅 means disappearance or vanishing, often naturally or legally, whereas 滅殺 implies forceful annihilation.

Etymology

Compound of 滅 (めつ, 'destroy') and 殺 (さつ, 'kill'), with the reading めっさつ resulting from a common sound change (促音便). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.