Illustration: In the aftermath of a severe flood, a Japanese shopkeeper sits on an overturned crate inside the remains of a small family shop. Ruined stock fills the floor, the main equipment lies broken, and warped shelving has collapsed beneath a visible high-water mark.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

破は滅めつ

hametsu

to fall into ruin

Example sentences

  1. それでは破滅はめつの道みちをたどるしかない。

    That only leads to destruction.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. 戦争せんそうはその国くにに破滅はめつをもたらした。

    The war brought ruin to the country.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしの忠告ちゅうこくがなかったら、彼かれは破滅はめつしていただろう。

    But for my advice he would have been ruined.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 破滅

  • 破rend; ripOnハKunやぶる・やぶれる・われる
  • 滅destroy; ruinOnメツKunほろびる・ほろぶ・ほろぼす

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