滅亡

めつぼう · metsubou · JLPT N1 · noun

downfall

🏚️ metsu = ruin/extinguish, bou = country/nation: a nation extinguished, its downfall

滅 (metsu) means to extinguish or perish; 亡 (bou) means to die out or fall. Together they name a total collapse or destruction.

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