Meaning of 滅亡 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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滅亡JLPT 1
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Kana Readingめつぼう
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Romajimetsubō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
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Example Sentences
滅亡, めつぼう used in context
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A fund was set up with a view to preserving our endured planet.
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Man would perish.
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A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.
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４７５年はローマ帝国の「衰退」を示す年ではあっても、「滅亡」を意味する年ではありません。
Although 475AD is the year that shows the 'decline' of the Roman Empire, it is not the year of its 'fall'.
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Another war, and we will be ruined.
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If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
deceased, the late, dying, perish
On: ボウ, モウ
Kun: な.い, な.き-, ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす
3 strokes
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