Vocab Info
A5 Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
壊滅destruction, annihilation, devastation, catastrophe
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Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb
1.
(complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
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壊滅 【かいめつ】、潰滅 【かいめつ】
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津波で街が壊滅しました。
The town was devastated by the tsunami.
町が壊滅したのは地震のせいである。
The town's destruction was due to the earthquake.
戦争によって美しかった街が壊滅してしまった。
The beautiful town was annihilated by the war.
経済に壊滅的な打撃を受けたが、これから立て直せるだろうか。
The economy suffered a devastating blow, but will we be able to rebuild from here?
大震災により街が壊滅し、どこがどこだか分からない状況になりました。
The town was devastated by the great earthquake, and it became a situation where it was impossible to know where anything was.
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