# 滅 annihilate

(waterleft) + 成 (become) + 火 (fire)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes

## Onyomi

METSU | This word has an unusual onyomi but it's easy to remember if you know who Tom METZGER is. Let's annihilate Metzger!

## Mnemonic

| A flood of water and a hail of fire, together they become a wave of annihilation!

## Kunyomi

( が ) ほろ＊びる | to get fucked up. ☆☆☆☆☆
( を ) ほろ＊ぼす | to annhilate - usually used about an enemy in wartime, or destroy the earth, or wipe Al Queda out. Not used about a single person usually. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

滅亡(めつぼう) | downfall ★★☆☆☆ 滅 (annihilate) + 亡 (dying) = 滅亡 (downfall) the downfall of a civilization or the dying-out of a certain ethnic group. But it doesn't have 'downfall's moral judgement.
撲滅(ぼくめつ) する | eradicate ☆☆☆☆☆ 撲 (eradicate) + 滅 (annihilate) = 撲滅 (eradicate) eradicate (a pest or disease) 'The new task force will eradicate drugs once and for all!'
絶滅(ぜつめつ) する | go extinct ☆☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 滅 (annihilate) = 絶滅 (go extinct)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
厳 | strict | NEEDLE | 針
歳 | years old | STOP | 止
滅 | annihilate | FIRE AND WATER | 水
威 | terrible majesty | WOMAN | 女

The strict nurse injects you with a NEEDLE,

but the drug STOPS you from aging.

Both FIRE AND WATER can annihilate a city,

but that WOMAN has a terrible majesty even more scary!

## Synonyms

depression 憂鬱 落ち込む 気分がしずむ きが滅入る 陰気 ふてくされる うかない
downfall 没落 滅亡 崩壊 破壊 絶滅
smash 壊す 壊れる 砕く 破壊 滅ぼす つぶす 撲滅 破る 割る 割く 裂く