全滅

ぜんめつ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out
2. Noun, する verb, Intransitive total defeat; complete failure

Kanji

• 全 all. Read as ゼン.
• 滅 perish. Read as メツ.

Example sentences

• その町の住民は全滅した。
  The population of the town was wiped out.
• その町の住人は全滅した。
  The population of the town was wiped out.

Words containing 全滅

• 一家全滅 (いっかぜんめつ) entire family is affected (disease, etc.)

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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