Keyword
perish
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig390
Readings
めつ
(57%)
ほろ
(24%)
めっ
(12%)
め
(4%)
Composed of
water drops
sign of the dog
fire
Used in vocabulary (159 in total)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ruin; destruction; fall
rarely; seldom
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
flickering; blinking
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to feel depressed; to be down
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
immortal; undying; indestructible
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
extinction; annihilation; destruction
destruction of evidence
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
destruction; annihilation; extermination
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to feel depressed
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
extravagant; absurd
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
obliteration; annihilation
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
showering with blows
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
stabbing repeatedly
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
sterilization; sterilisation
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar)
gloomy and depressing; mournful
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
complete overthrow; complete destruction; ruination
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
wiping out; annihilation
selflessness; being unselfish
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
birth and death
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
destruction; ruination
achieving nirvana; death
immortality of the soul
self-destructive; self-defeating; suicidal
hacking to pieces
eradication of corruption
reckless; indiscriminate
hacking to pieces
eradication of sinful people; smiting of the wicked
decay; ruination
threatened (species); endangered
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
putting an entire family to death; eradicating a whole family
neither arising nor ceasing
dark purple; deep purple
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
crushing (injury)
in chaos; incoherent
entire family is affected (disease, etc.); whole family
decline; downfall; ruin(ation)
scattered or crushed in defeat
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
exterminatory measure; eradication campaign
extinction event; mass extinction
annihilation
mass extinction; extinction event
all living things must die
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
freedom from one's desires (entry into Nirvana) is true bliss
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
wiping out; annihilation
showering with blows
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression
completely destroying (esp. by fire); burning to ashes; becoming extinct; disappearing
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations
everlasting; eternal; immortal; imperishable; undying
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
endangerment (of a species)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
very lovely; extremely nice; absolutely wonderful; truly splendid
Extinct in the Wild (conservation status); EW
truth of the cessation of suffering
switch (for a light); flasher unit
truths of the cessation of suffering and of the way to the cessation of suffering
gloomy and depressing; mournful
near-extinct language; seriously endangered language
Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)
complete and utter annihilation
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
dry-heat sterilization; hot-air sterilization
high-pressure steam sterilization; autoclave sterilization
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
extremely; very; really; super; so
extinguishing illusion and passing over to Nirvana
women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; (lit.) when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
Demon Slayer (abbr)
women should not rule over men; it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock; a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men; (lit.) when the hen crows, the house falls to ruin
everlasting; forever unchanging; undying
very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
sterilant; sterilizer; sterilizing agent
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
great virtues extinguish small grudges
absorbed company; merged corporation
perishing; disappearing; dying
perishing; disappearing; dying
war of annihilation; war of extermination
destruction by fire; burning down; being burned to nothing
Examples (84 in total)
If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
Many animals have been destroyed by men.
All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.