13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kun'yomi
  • to go to ruin
  • to be ruined
  • to destroy
On'yomi
  • メツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

メツ 79.2%
ほろびるほろほろぼす 20.8%

Character Breakdown

destroy, ruin, overthrow
メツ ほろ.びる (8th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish
ケツ ケチ ベツ
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ ジュツ (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

extinction ②annihilation
extermination
thoughtless ②seldom ③ordinary ④excessive
extinction ②eradication
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References

Unicode hex code 6EC5
JIS X 0208 1-44-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2660
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3279
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 660
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 812
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 475
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 606
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 365
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 390
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1387
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1228
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18008
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1848
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1338
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1421
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1488
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1642
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1500
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1237
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 371
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.26
Four corner code 3315.0
De Roo Code 359