全滅 (ぜんめつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

全滅 (ぜんめつ) means complete destruction.

See example sentences below.

全滅 at a glance

全滅

ぜんめつzenmetsu

N1noun

complete destruction

全滅ぜんめつzenmetsuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

complete destruction

Example 1

その村は火事で全滅した。

Translation

That village was completely destroyed by fire.

Example 2

戦争で兵士が全滅した。

Translation

The soldiers were all wiped out in the war.