破滅

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See also: 破灭

Chinese

to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
 extinguish
trad. (破滅) 破 滅
simp. (破灭) 破 灭

Pronunciation

Verb

破滅

  1. (of hope, illusions, etc.) to be shattered; to be annihilated; to be dashed
    所有的希望都破滅了。 [MSC, trad.]
    所有的希望都破灭了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Suǒyǒu de xīwàng dōu pòmiè le.
    All hope was lost.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
破 滅
は
Grade: 5 		めつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

破(は)滅(めつ) • (hametsu) 

  1. ruin; destruction
    それでは破(は)滅(めつ)の道(みち)をたどるしかない。
    Sore de wa hametsu no michi o tadoru shika nai.
    That only leads to destruction.
    • 2015 February 13, mothy [mothy] (lyrics and music), “七つの罪と罰 [Seven Crimes and Punishments]”‎:
      聞(き)こえてくるのは森(もり)の歌(うた)？
      いいえそれは破(は)滅(めつ)の銃(じゅう)声(せい)
      Kikoete kuru no wa mori no uta?
      Īe sore wa hametsu no jūsei
      Is it the song of the forest I can hear?
      No, that’s the gunshot of destruction

Verb

破(は)滅(めつ)する • (hametsu suru) suru (stem 破(は)滅(めつ)し (hametsu shi), past 破(は)滅(めつ)した (hametsu shita))

  1. to fall into ruin; to be ruined;

Conjugation

Conjugation of "破滅する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 破滅し はめつし hametsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 破滅し はめつし hametsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 破滅する はめつする hametsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 破滅する はめつする hametsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 破滅すれ はめつすれ hametsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 破滅せよ¹
破滅しろ² 		はめつせよ¹
はめつしろ² 		hametsu seyo¹
hametsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 破滅される はめつされる hametsu sareru
Causative 破滅させる
破滅さす 		はめつさせる
はめつさす 		hametsu saseru
hametsu sasu
Potential 破滅できる はめつできる hametsu dekiru
Volitional 破滅しよう はめつしよう hametsu shiyō
Negative 破滅しない はめつしない hametsu shinai
Negative continuative 破滅せず はめつせず hametsu sezu
Formal 破滅します はめつします hametsu shimasu
Perfective 破滅した はめつした hametsu shita
Conjunctive 破滅して はめつして hametsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 破滅すれば はめつすれば hametsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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