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：2026/01/12
めつ
Kanji
滅
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ほろびること。ほろぼすこと。絶えてなくなること。 / 仏教で、煩悩・苦しみの原因を断ち切ってなくすこと。四諦の一つ。涅槃に至ること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
すべてがなくなること。ぶっきょうでくるしみがなくなること。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
灭绝；毁灭；死亡；虚无 / 涅槃 / 灭谛（四圣谛之一，通向涅槃之道）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
滅絕；毀滅 / 涅槃（佛教） / 四聖諦之一：滅諦（苦的止息）
Korean Meaning
멸망, 파괴 / 열반(고통의 소멸) / 죽음, 무
Indonesian
kehancuran; kepunahan / nirwana; lenyapnya penderitaan / ketiadaan; kematian
Vietnamese Meaning
sự diệt vong, hủy diệt / Niết-bàn; sự chấm dứt khổ (Diệt đế) / hư vô; cái chết
Tagalog Meaning
pagkalipol / nirvana / kawalan
Sense（1）
滅: extinction, destruction; nirvana; death; nothingness; one of the Four Noble Truths, the path to nirvana
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滅: extinction, destruction; nirvana; death; nothingness; one of the Four Noble Truths, the path to nirvana
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めつ
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Climate change is causing the extinction of many species.
Climate change is causing the extinction of many species.
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気候変動は多くの生物種のめつを引き起こしている。
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