Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 全滅(ぜんめつ) in Japanese

全滅
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ぜんめつ
Romaji
zenmetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
    Example sentence
    部隊は全滅した。 The troop was altogether destroyed.

Examples of 全滅, ぜんめつ in a sentence

  • 部隊は全滅した。

    The troop was altogether destroyed.

  • その町の住民は全滅した。

    The population of the town was wiped out.

  • その町の住人は全滅した。

    The population of the town was wiped out.

Kanji in this word

滅 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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全 JLPT 3

6 strokes

whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

On'Yomi: ゼン

Kun'Yomi: まった.く, すべ.て

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