Japanese symbol for “extraordinarily”
滅法
めっぽう
Romaji: meppou
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly
In Japanese, extraordinarily is 滅法, read めっぽう (meppou).
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Meanings
- adv extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; awfully; unreasonably
- adj-na extraordinary; outrageous; absurd; unreasonable
- n unconditioned dharma (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “extraordinarily”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異に | けに keni | outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally |
| 飛び切り | とびきり tobikiri | exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far |
| 超がつく | ちょうがつく chougatsuku | extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily |
| 斜めならず | ななめならず nanamenarazu | unusually; extraordinarily; uncommonly |
| 超のつく | ちょうのつく chounotsuku | extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう metsubou | downfall; ruin; collapse |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ bokumetsu | eradication; extermination; destruction |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ zenmetsu | total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.