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see styles
miè
    mie4
mieh
 metsu
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
Extinguish, exterminate, destroy; a tr. of nirodha, suppression, annihilation; of nirvāṇa, blown out, extinguished, dead, perfect rest, highest felicity, etc.; and of nivṛtti, cessation, disappearance. nirodha is the third of the four axioms: 苦, 集, , 道 pain, its focussing, its cessation (or cure), the way of such cure. Various ideas are expressed as to the meaning of , i.e. annihilation or extinction of existence; or of rebirth and mortal existence; or of the passions as the cause of pain; and it is the two latter views which generally prevail; cf. M017574 10 strokes.

滅す

see styles
 messu
    めっす
(vs-c,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 滅する・1) to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); (vs-c,vt) (2) (archaism) (See 滅する・2) to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish

滅ぶ

see styles
 horobu
    ほろぶ
(Godan verb with "bu" ending) to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

滅亡


灭亡

see styles
miè wáng
    mie4 wang2
mieh wang
 metsubou / metsubo
    めつぼう
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
(n,vs,vi) downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

滅他


灭他

see styles
miè tā
    mie4 ta1
mieh t`a
    mieh ta
 metta
extinguishes the other

滅刧


灭刧

see styles
miè jié
    mie4 jie2
mieh chieh
 metsukō
eon of annihilation

滅劫


灭劫

see styles
miè jié
    mie4 jie2
mieh chieh
 metsukō
The saṃvarta-kalpa of world-destruction, cf; 壞劫.

滅却

see styles
 mekkyaku
    めっきゃく
(n,vs,vt,vi) extinguishment; destruction; effacement

滅口


灭口

see styles
miè kǒu
    mie4 kou3
mieh k`ou
    mieh kou
to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb

滅團


灭团

see styles
miè tuán
    mie4 tuan2
mieh t`uan
    mieh tuan
(video gaming) to eliminate an entire team; to get wiped out

滅場


灭场

see styles
miè chǎng
    mie4 chang3
mieh ch`ang
    mieh chang
 metsujō
The plot or arena where the extinction (of the passions) is attained; the place of perfect repose, or nirvāṇa.

滅壞


灭坏

see styles
miè huài
    mie4 huai4
mieh huai
 metsue
annihilation

滅多

see styles
 metta
    めった
(ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; (2) (kana only) seldom (with neg. verb); rare; (3) (kana only) ordinary; usual; common; (4) (kana only) excessive; immoderate; extreme

滅失


灭失

see styles
miè shī
    mie4 shi1
mieh shih
 messhitsu
    めっしつ
loss (of something through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)
(n,vs,vi) destruction; ruination

滅定


灭定

see styles
miè dìng
    mie4 ding4
mieh ting
 metsujō
idem 盡定.

滅已


灭已

see styles
miè yǐ
    mie4 yi3
mieh i
 metsui
[has] ceased

滅度


灭度

see styles
miè dù
    mie4 du4
mieh tu
 metsudo
    めつど
to extinguish worries and the sea of grief; nirvana (Buddhism)
extinguishing illusion and passing over to Nirvana
nirvāṇa: extinction of reincarnation and escape from suffering.

滅後


灭后

see styles
miè hòu
    mie4 hou4
mieh hou
 metsugo
After the nirvāṇa, after the Buddha's death.

滅心


灭心

see styles
miè xīn
    mie4 xin1
mieh hsin
 metsushin
extinction of mind

滅惡


灭恶

see styles
miè è
    mie4 e4
mieh o
 metsuaku
extinguishes evil

滅想


灭想

see styles
miè xiǎng
    mie4 xiang3
mieh hsiang
 messō
cessation of associative thought

滅愛


灭爱

see styles
miè ài
    mie4 ai4
mieh ai
 metsuai
to annihilate craving

滅掉


灭掉

see styles
miè diào
    mie4 diao4
mieh tiao
to eliminate

滅擯


灭摈

see styles
miè bìn
    mie4 bin4
mieh pin
 meppin
Blotting out the name and the expulsion of a monk who has committed a grievous sin without repentance.

滅族


灭族

see styles
miè zú
    mie4 zu2
mieh tsu
extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)

滅時


灭时

see styles
miè shí
    mie4 shi2
mieh shih
 metsuji
when [it] ceases

滅智


灭智

see styles
miè zhì
    mie4 zhi4
mieh chih
 metchi
The knowledge, or wisdom, of the third axiom, nirodha or the extinction of suffering.

滅果


灭果

see styles
miè guǒ
    mie4 guo3
mieh kuo
 mekka
nirvāṇa as the fruit of extinction (of desire).

滅業


灭业

see styles
miè yè
    mie4 ye4
mieh yeh
 metsugō
The work or karma of nirodha, the karma resulting from the extinction of suffering, i.e. nirvāṇa.

滅殺

see styles
 messatsu
    めっさつ
(noun/participle) obliteration; annihilation

滅沒


灭没

see styles
miè mò
    mie4 mo4
mieh mo
 metsumotsu
disappear

滅法


灭法

see styles
miè fǎ
    mie4 fa3
mieh fa
 meppou / meppo
    めっぽう
(adverb) (1) (kana only) extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; awfully; unreasonably; absurdly; (adjectival noun) (2) (dated) extraordinary; outrageous; absurd; unreasonable; (3) {Buddh} unconditioned dharma
The unconditioned dharma, the ultimate inertia from which all forms come, the noumenal source of all phenomena.

滅火


灭火

see styles
miè huǒ
    mie4 huo3
mieh huo
to extinguish a fire; firefighting

滅理


灭理

see styles
miè lǐ
    mie4 li3
mieh li
 metsuri
The principle or law of extinction, i.e. nirvāṇa.

滅病


灭病

see styles
miè bìng
    mie4 bing4
mieh ping
 metsubyō
One of the 四病 four sick or faulty ways of seeking perfection, the Hīnayāna method of endeavouring to extinguish all perturbing passions so that nothing of them remains.

滅盡


灭尽

see styles
miè jìn
    mie4 jin4
mieh chin
 metsujin
cessation

滅相


灭相

see styles
miè xiàng
    mie4 xiang4
mieh hsiang
 messou / messo
    めっそう
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 滅相もない・めっそうもない) extravagant; absurd
Extinction, as when the present passes into the past. Also, the absolute, unconditioned aspect of bhūtatathatā.

滅私

see styles
 messhi
    めっし
selflessness; being unselfish

滅種


灭种

see styles
miè zhǒng
    mie4 zhong3
mieh chung
 messhu
to commit genocide; to become extinct; extinction of a race
To destroy one's seed of Buddhahood.

滅絕


灭绝

see styles
miè jué
    mie4 jue2
mieh chüeh
to become extinct; to die out; to lose (something abstract) completely; to exterminate

滅罪


灭罪

see styles
miè zuì
    mie4 zui4
mieh tsui
 metsuzai
    めつざい
{Buddh} expiation
to erase the karmic seeds of one's crimes

滅苦


灭苦

see styles
miè kǔ
    mie4 ku3
mieh k`u
    mieh ku
 metsuku
cessation of suffering

滅茬


灭茬

see styles
miè chá
    mie4 cha2
mieh ch`a
    mieh cha
to clear stubble from fields (agriculture)

滅茶

see styles
 meccha
    めっちゃ
    mecha
    めちゃ
(ateji / phonetic) (adverb) (slang) (kana only) (ksb:) very; extremely; excessively; (ateji / phonetic) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; (adj-na,n,n-adv) (2) (kana only) excessive; extreme

滅菌


灭菌

see styles
miè jun
    mie4 jun1
mieh chün
 mekkin
    めっきん
to sterilize
(n,vs,adj-no) sterilization; sterilisation

滅裂

see styles
 metsuretsu
    めつれつ
(noun or adjectival noun) in chaos; incoherent

滅觀


灭观

see styles
miè guān
    mie4 guan1
mieh kuan
 mekkan
The contemplation of extinction: the destruction of ignorance is followed by the annihilation of karma, of birth, old age, and death.

滅諍


灭诤

see styles
miè zhēng
    mie4 zheng1
mieh cheng
 metsujō
to settle disputes

滅諦


灭谛

see styles
miè dì
    mie4 di4
mieh ti
 mettai
    めったい
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of the cessation of suffering
nirodha-āryasatya, the third of the four dogmas, the extinction of suffering, which is rooted in reincarnation, v. 四諦.

滅身


灭身

see styles
miè shēn
    mie4 shen1
mieh shen
 metsushin
destruction of the body

滅道


灭道

see styles
miè dào
    mie4 dao4
mieh tao
 metsudou / metsudo
    めつどう
{Buddh} (See 道諦,滅諦) truths of the cessation of suffering and of the way to the cessation of suffering
Extinction of suffering and the way of extinction, nirodha and mārga; v. supra.

滅金

see styles
 mekki
    めっき
(noun/participle) (1) (kana only) gilt; plating; coating; (2) (kana only) pretense; pretence

滅門


灭门

see styles
miè mén
    mie4 men2
mieh men
to exterminate an entire family

滅除


灭除

see styles
miè chú
    mie4 chu2
mieh ch`u
    mieh chu
 metsujo
to eliminate; to kill off
to remove

滅障


灭障

see styles
miè zhàng
    mie4 zhang4
mieh chang
 messhō
erasure of obstructions

滅頂


灭顶

see styles
miè dǐng
    mie4 ding3
mieh ting
to be drowned (figurative and literal)

滅鬼

see styles
 mekki
    めっき
(place-name) Mekki

不滅


不灭

see styles
bù miè
    bu4 mie4
pu mieh
 fumetsu
    ふめつ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) immortal; undying; indestructible
anirodha, not destroyed, not subject to annihilation.

二滅


二灭

see styles
èr miè
    er4 mie4
erh mieh
 nimetsu
two kinds of extinction

仏滅

see styles
 butsumetsu
    ぶつめつ
(1) Buddha's death; (2) (See 六曜) very unlucky day (in the traditional calendar)

令滅


令灭

see styles
lìng miè
    ling4 mie4
ling mieh
 ryōmetsu
extinguishing

伏滅


伏灭

see styles
fú miè
    fu2 mie4
fu mieh
 bukumetsu
extinguish

住滅


住灭

see styles
zhù miè
    zhu4 mie4
chu mieh
 jūmetsu
abiding and disappearance

佛滅


佛灭

see styles
fó miè
    fo2 mie4
fo mieh
 butsumetsu
(佛度) Buddha's nirvana; it is interpreted as the extinction of suffering, or delusion, and as transport across the 苦海 bitter sea of mortality, v. .

倶滅


倶灭

see styles
jù miè
    ju4 mie4
chü mieh
 gumetsu
cessation of both; perish together

傾滅


倾灭

see styles
qīng miè
    qing1 mie4
ch`ing mieh
    ching mieh
 kyōmetsu
to deceive

入滅


入灭

see styles
rù miè
    ru4 mie4
ju mieh
 nyuumetsu / nyumetsu
    にゅうめつ
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
idem 入寂.

內滅


内灭

see styles
nèi miè
    nei4 mie4
nei mieh
 naimetsu
individual (or personal) extinction

全滅

see styles
 zenmetsu
    ぜんめつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out; (n,vs,vi) (2) total defeat; complete failure

剿滅


剿灭

see styles
jiǎo miè
    jiao3 mie4
chiao mieh
 soumetsu / sometsu
    そうめつ
to eliminate (by armed force)
(noun/participle) wiping out; annihilation

可滅


可灭

see styles
kě miè
    ke3 mie4
k`o mieh
    ko mieh
 kametsu
eradicable

同滅


同灭

see styles
tóng miè
    tong2 mie4
t`ung mieh
    tung mieh
 dōmetsu
simultaneous cessation

吞滅


吞灭

see styles
tūn miè
    tun1 mie4
t`un mieh
    tun mieh
to absorb

唱滅


唱灭

see styles
chàng miè
    chang4 mie4
ch`ang mieh
    chang mieh
 shōmetsu
to announce entry into extinction

因滅


因灭

see styles
yīn miè
    yin1 mie4
yin mieh
 inmetsu
destruction of causes

團滅


团灭

see styles
tuán miè
    tuan2 mie4
t`uan mieh
    tuan mieh
(video gaming) to eliminate an entire team; to get wiped out

堙滅

see styles
 inmetsu
    いんめつ
(noun/participle) (1) (law) destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; (2) hiding; concealment

壊滅

see styles
 kaimetsu
    かいめつ
(n,vs,adj-no) destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

壞滅


坏灭

see styles
huài miè
    huai4 mie4
huai mieh
 emetsu
destruction

大滅


大灭

see styles
dà miè
    da4 mie4
ta mieh
 daimetsu
great extinction

夷滅


夷灭

see styles
yí miè
    yi2 mie4
i mieh
to massacre; to die out

寂滅


寂灭

see styles
jì miè
    ji4 mie4
chi mieh
 jakumetsu
    じゃくめつ
to die out; to fade away; nirvana (Buddhism)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} achieving nirvana (san:); (n,vs,vi) (2) death
Calmness and extinction, nirvāṇa.

尽滅

see styles
 jinmetsu
    じんめつ
(noun/participle) annihilation

已滅


已灭

see styles
yǐ miè
    yi3 mie4
i mieh
 imetsu
extinct
ceased

常滅


常灭

see styles
cháng miè
    chang2 mie4
ch`ang mieh
    chang mieh
 Jōmetsu
Nityaparinirvṛta

幻滅


幻灭

see styles
huàn miè
    huan4 mie4
huan mieh
 genmetsu
    げんめつ
(of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate; (of a person) to become disillusioned; disillusionment
(n,vs,vi) disillusionment; (personal name) Genmetsu

廃滅

see styles
 haimetsu
    はいめつ
(n,vs,vi) decay; ruination

得滅


得灭

see styles
dé miè
    de2 mie4
te mieh
 tokumetsu
to attain extinction

心滅


心灭

see styles
xīn miè
    xin1 mie4
hsin mieh
 shinmetsu
cessation of mind

必滅

see styles
 hitsumetsu
    ひつめつ
(n,vs,vi) mortality

息滅


息灭

see styles
xī miè
    xi1 mie4
hsi mieh
 sokumetsu
to remove

想滅


想灭

see styles
xiǎng miè
    xiang3 mie4
hsiang mieh
 sōmetsu
extinction of thought

愛滅


爱灭

see styles
ài miè
    ai4 mie4
ai mieh
 aimetsu
the cessation of craving

所滅


所灭

see styles
suǒ miè
    suo3 mie4
so mieh
 shometsu
ceased

挫滅

see styles
 zametsu
    ざめつ
(n,vs,vi) crushing (injury)

捨滅


舍灭

see styles
shě miè
    she3 mie4
she mieh
 shametsu
to relinquish

掃滅

see styles
 soumetsu / sometsu
    そうめつ
(noun/participle) wiping out; annihilation

損滅


损灭

see styles
sǔn miè
    sun3 mie4
sun mieh
 sonmetsu
negate

摧滅


摧灭

see styles
cuī miè
    cui1 mie4
ts`ui mieh
    tsui mieh
 zaimetsu
to obliterate

摩滅


摩灭

see styles
mó miè
    mo2 mie4
mo mieh
 mametsu
    まめつ
(noun/participle) defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to be obliterated

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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