noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. ruin, destruction, fall.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
破滅 はめつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rend, rip, tear
ハ やぶ.る わ.れる (5th, N3)
stone
いし セキ シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
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)