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滅亡 (めつぼう): downfall, collapse, destruction — Japanese vocabulary

滅亡 is read めつぼう and means "downfall, collapse, destruction". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

滅亡

Reading
めつぼう · metsubou
Translation
downfall, collapse, destruction
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
めつぼうが

Example

核戦争は人類を滅亡させるだろう。

かくせんそうはじんるいをめつぼうさせるだろう。

A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.

Kanji in this word

  • 滅 — destroy, perish
  • 亡 — perish, die

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