► 動詞
壊滅 [かいめつ] [壊滅する] meaning: destroy rank: 4
☆ 街は津波で壊滅した ⇨ The town was destroyed by the tsunami
More examples:
- 街は地震で壊滅的な被害を受けた ⇨ The town suffered significant damage, almost destroyed, by the earthquake
- 彼等は敵に壊滅的な打撃を与えた ⇨ They rendered destructive damages to the enemy
- アフリカは欧州による植民地化によって壊滅的な被害を受けた ⇨ Africa suffered catastrophic damages by european colonization
- 街は丸で爆撃を受けたかのように壊滅していた ⇨ The town was destroyed as if it had been bombed
- 震源から半径10キロ以内は壊滅した ⇨ Within 10 km radius from the epicenter was destroyed