破は滅めつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. ruin; destruction; fall
Even knowing it will lead to ruin, I can't help seeking change.
Kanji used
to tear
perish
Pitch accent
は
めつ
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Composed of
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
Examples (10 in total)
Ruin is closing in, right before our eyes.
Money ruins many.
The world is on the verge of destruction.
The war brought ruin to the country.
I hear his business is on the verge of ruin.
It is not his illness that ruined him so much as his idleness.
Nuclear weapons will bring about nothing but the ruin of mankind.
Even knowing it will lead to ruin, I can't help seeking change.
There should be no reason to stay in a kingdom headed for ruin.
It was necessary to prepare a path to avoid ruin while still alive.