Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自滅(じめつ) in Japanese

自滅
Kana Reading
じめつ
Romaji
jimetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    ruining oneself; destroying oneself; self-destruction
    Example sentence
    日本自滅へのみち突き進んでいますよね。 Present-day Japan is going down the route to self destruction, isn't it?

Examples of 自滅, じめつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

On'Yomi: メツ

Kun'Yomi: ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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