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壊滅 (かいめつ, kaimetsu) Japanese meaning: destruction | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 壊滅する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 壊かい 滅めつ する 壊かい 滅めつ しない Polite 壊かい 滅めつ します 壊かい 滅めつ しません Past polite 壊かい 滅めつ しました 壊かい 滅めつ しませんでした Past 壊かい 滅めつ した 壊かい 滅めつ しなかった Te-form 壊かい 滅めつ して 壊かい 滅めつ しないで Desire 壊かい 滅めつ したい 壊かい 滅めつ したくない Potential 壊かい 滅めつ できる 壊かい 滅めつ できない Passive 壊かい 滅めつ される 壊かい 滅めつ されない Causative 壊かい 滅めつ させる 壊かい 滅めつ させない Causative passive 壊かい 滅めつ させられる 壊かい 滅めつ させられない Volitional 壊かい 滅めつ しよう Polite volitional 壊かい 滅めつ しましょう Imperative 壊かい 滅めつ しろ 壊かい 滅めつ するな Conditional 壊かい 滅めつ すれば 壊かい 滅めつ しなければ Tara conditional 壊かい 滅めつ したら 壊かい 滅めつ しなかったら
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かい
滅めつ
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The town was devastated by the earthquake.
The enemy forces suffered a devastating blow.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 が 壊かい 滅めつ する for a place to be destroyed/annihilated
The town was completely destroyed by the earthquake.
〈 組そ 織しき 〉 を 壊かい 滅めつ させる to annihilate/wipe out an organization
The police wiped out the crime syndicate.
壊かい 滅めつ 的てき な 〈 被ひ 害がい 〉 devastating/catastrophic damage
The crops suffered devastating damage from the typhoon.
壊かい 滅めつ 状じょう 態たい になる to fall into a state of total collapse/ruin
The company's management fell into a state of total collapse.
Kanji 壊 demolition, break, destroy 滅 destroy, ruin, overthrow Related words 全滅 stresses that every member of a group (people, animals, troops) is wiped out, while 壊滅 can also describe the ruinous collapse of non-living systems or organizations.
破壊 is a general word for breaking or destroying physical objects or structures, whereas 壊滅 implies total, often irreversible annihilation of a group or system.
崩壊 describes something (a building, a system, a relationship) collapsing or falling apart, often gradually, while 壊滅 emphasizes a sudden, total wipeout.
壊滅 usually describes devastation from disaster or collapse, whereas 殲滅 implies an intentional, thorough act of wiping out an enemy or group.
Written forms 壊かい 滅めつ Usage 90%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal contexts.
潰かい 滅めつ Usage 10%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 壊滅 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Compound of 壊 (break, destroy) and 滅 (destroy, perish). The combination reinforces the idea of complete destruction.
