What does the kanji 滅 mean?

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

How is the kanji 滅 read?

メツ (Metsu); ほろ.びる (Horobiru); ほろ.ぶ (Horobu); ほろ.ぼす (Horobosu)

滅

Horobiruほろびる

destroy

Metsuめつ

Examples

自滅じめつself-destruction

全滅ぜんめつtotal destruction

滅 (Horobiru) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “destroy, ruin, overthrow”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 13 strokes.