Onyomi: メツ · Kunyomi: ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす · Meanings: destroy, overthrow, perish, ruin
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 滅茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ | absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 滅びる | ほろびる | to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう | downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす | to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin | JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 滅多に | めったに | rarely, seldom | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 目茶目茶 | めちゃめちゃ | disorderly, messy, ruined | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 滅多に無い | めったにない | rare | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| メッキ | メッキ | plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.), coating, gilding, gilt | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 滅入る | めいる | to feel depressed | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| めった打ち | めったうち | showering with blows | Noun |
| 滅私奉公 | めっしほうこう | selfless devotion | Noun |
| 滅ぶ | ほろぶ | to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish | Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 滅法 | めっぽう | extraordinarily, astonishingly, extremely, terribly, awfully, unreasonably, absurdly | Adverb (fukushi) |
| めり込む | めりこむ | to sink (into), to cave in, to get stuck in (e.g. mud), to get bogged down in, to get lodged in | Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 滅多 | めった | thoughtless, reckless, careless, rash | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
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