Keyword
perish
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig390
Readings
めつ
(56%)
ほろ
(24%)
めっ
(14%)
(4%)
Composed of
water drops
sign of the dog
fire
Used in vocabulary (137 in total)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
Examples (84 in total)
If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
Many animals have been destroyed by men.
All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.