滅
- Strokes:
- 13
- Grade:
- Grade 8
- JLPT:
- N1
Stroke order
Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA)
Meanings
destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish
On'yomi
メツ
metsu
Kun'yomi
ほろ.びる、ほろ.ぶ、ほろ.ぼす
horo.biru、horo.bu、horo.bosu
Components
The parts the kanji is built from — use them as a memory anchor.
- ノ
- 火fire
- 氵water
- 戈halberd