Meaning of 滅びる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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滅びる, 亡びるJLPT 1
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Kana Readingほろびる
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Romajihorobiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
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Example Sentences
滅びる, 亡びる, ほろびる used in context
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For the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction.
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A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.
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私たちは兄弟として共に生きることを知らねばならない。さもなくば、愚か者として共に滅びるであろう。
We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
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All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.
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ローマ人は自分たちの帝国が滅びることを望まなかった。しかしそれは滅びてしまった。
Romans did not want their Empire to decline; but it did.
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ローマ人は自分たちの帝国が滅びることを望まなかった。しかしそれは滅びてしまった。
Romans did not want their Empire to decline; but it did.
Verb Conjugations
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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
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