How do you read 掃滅?

掃滅 is read そうめつ (soumetsu), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 掃滅?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 掃滅 in romaji?

掃滅 is written soumetsu in romaji, also spelled sometsu.

What kanji are in 掃滅?

掃 (Sweep, Brush); 滅 (Destroy, Ruin).

掃滅そうめつ

そうめつ · soumetsu (also spelled sometsu)

noun

Wiping out, annihilation

Other ways to say “wiping out” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

掃Sweep, Brush 音そう・しゅ訓は.く JLPT N2 · 11 strokes 滅Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow 音めつ訓ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ JLPT N1 · 13 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

清掃せいそうcleaning 掃くはくto sweep, to brush, to gather up 掃除そうじ (する)cleaning, sweeping 全滅ぜんめつannihilation 滅亡めつぼうdownfall, collapse, destruction 絶滅ぜつめつdestruction, extinction 滅びるほろびるto be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed 滅ぼすほろぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to ruin

Questions

What does 掃滅 mean?

Wiping out, annihilation.

How do you pronounce 掃滅?

そうめつ (soumetsu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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