| 1913 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2091 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 392 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 12087 | Morohashi |
| 2163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1101 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1869 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 挫折 【ザセツ】 setback, failure (e.g. plans, business), frustration, discouragement
- 挫傷 【ザショウ】 sprain, wrench, bruise, contusion, fracture
- 頓挫 【トンザ】 setback, deadlock, standstill, impasse, miscarriage
Kun reading compounds
- 挫く 【くじく】 to sprain, to twist, to dampen (enthusiasm), to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit, to depress, to unnerve, to crush
- 挫ける 【くじける】 to be disheartened, to lose heart, to be dispirited, to be crushed (emotionally), to be sprained, to be snapped, to be broken
Readings
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- aplastamiento
- torcedura
- desaliento
- desánimo
- aplastar
- arrugar
- torcer
- romper
- desalentar
- desanimar
Portuguese
French
| 3c7.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5801.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 632b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滅亡 【メツボウ】 downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
- 滅罪 【メツザイ】 expiation
- 隠滅 【インメツ】 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
- 衰滅 【スイメツ】 decline, downfall, ruin(ation)
Kun reading compounds
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- myeol
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- estropearse
- ser destruido
- ser devastado
- estropear
- destruir
- devastar
- demoler
Portuguese
- destruir
- arruinar
- extinguir
- golpe
French
- anéantir
- détruire
- ruiner
- renverser
- périr
| 1848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1338 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1421 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1237 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 812 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 371 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18008 | Morohashi |
| 660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ec5 | Unicode hex code |