Keyword
perish
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig390
Readings
めつ
(57%)
ほろ
(24%)
めっ
(13%)
め
(4%)
Composed of
water drops
sign of the dog
fire
Used in vocabulary (159 in total)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
Examples (114 in total)
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That kingdom was destroyed by the neighboring country.
Besides, what would you even do after destroying this world?
If we can't destroy it, we'll just have to seal it away.
For example, a country does not suddenly perish one day.
There were actually countries that were attacked by them and nearly destroyed.
We protect the environment because we ourselves do not want to perish.
We're going to wipe out these enemies.
I didn't get into any of the universities I applied to.
If we don't hurry, that village will be wiped out.
The Earth is on the road to ruin.
Even knowing it will lead to ruin, I can't help seeking change.
Ruin is closing in, right before our eyes.
A village a little way ahead was completely destroyed, you see.
Most of the units have been wiped out as well, and the remaining men are starting to flee.
The scene in the office rarely changes.
It seems they rarely show themselves.
He had a look on his face that he rarely shows.
I hardly ever catch a cold, you know.
She hardly ever lets her expression soften in front of anyone but me.
In some cases, an entire town could disappear.
There should be no reason to stay in a kingdom headed for ruin.
It is said that any magic disappears after a hundred years.
If we leave that thing as it is, the nearby towns will be wiped out.
For starters, I tried every single thing I could think of, but none of it worked.
The typhoon wiped out all the crops in the fields.
It was necessary to prepare a path to avoid ruin while still alive.
I failed every one of my end-of-term exams.
Some people ruin themselves through gambling.
My job hunting this year was a complete failure.
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.
The population of the town was wiped out.
The war brought ruin to the country.
Money ruins many.
Another storm, and our village would have been ruined.
We rarely get snow here.
It rarely snows here in the winter.
He rarely goes to church.
He seldom orders anything new.
He rarely goes to the movies.
He hardly ever opens a book.
She rarely sings, but I think she will tonight.
My father rarely, if ever, goes out on Sundays.
My grandfather rarely talked about the war.
I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.
Old traditions are crumbling away.
Without oxygen, all animals would have disappeared long ago.
The world is on the verge of destruction.
It is not his illness that ruined him so much as his idleness.
Needless to say, it was a rare occurrence.
It was gambling that brought about his ruin.
The beautiful bird is said to be in danger of dying out.
That species of bird is said to be in danger of dying out.
Those animals were in danger of dying out.
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Their job is to exterminate rats and mice.
Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.
Extinction is a part of evolution.
Elephants are in danger of dying out.
Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct.
My mother almost never complains.
Tom seldom travels.
Tom rarely sings.
Tom rarely smiles.
Tom rarely talks to anybody.
Tom said that Mary seldom does that.
We were disillusioned with the result.
I rarely read books in French.
The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.
A person's soul is immortal.
They believe that the soul is immortal.
I believe in the immortality of the soul.
I hear there are a lot of foxes around here, but I seldom see any.
I seldom go to art museums.
This bird is now on the verge of extinction.
This bird is in danger of dying out.
These animals are on the verge of extinction.
Many fragile species are on the verge of extinction.
Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.
Some wild animals are on the verge of extinction.
I like garlic but, because of the smell, I rarely eat it.
It proved to be the deathblow to their plan.
They confirmed the importance of strengthening global precautions in order to prevent devastating losses.
I feel a bit depressed.
I think Tom is depressed.
I get depressed at times.
Rainy days make me depressed.
I was disillusioned at his married life.
Dinosaurs are now extinct.
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
Plato held that the soul is immortal.
He seldom gets angry or irritated.
We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.
Nuclear weapons will bring about nothing but the ruin of mankind.
Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.
The thought of going to work tomorrow really depresses me.
And what guarantee is there that you won't cover up the evidence?
Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.
As the sun rises, the morning mist gradually fades away.
The species will be made extinct by the end of this century.
If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.
He is extremely strong.
A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.
Scientists are working hard to put an end to AIDS.
In the near future, we will be able to put an end to AIDS.
I rarely drink coffee.
The Siberian tiger is on the verge of extinction.
That bird is now in danger of dying out.
They are waging a campaign against AIDS.
It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.
Barbary lions have gone extinct in Algeria.
The eruption of the volcano Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii.