Word Meaning 亡ぶ

ほろぶ horobu

亡ぶ is read as ほろぶ (horobu) and means to be ruined.

Meaning

English

to be ruined
to go under
to perish
to be destroyed

Reading

Kana

ほろぶ

Romaji

horobu

Writing Variants

滅ぶほろぶ horobu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 滅びる,亡びる,滅亡,滅する,消える,無くなる,消滅,撲滅 Rank 124550 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

亡命

ぼうめい

fleeing from one's country

亡夫

ぼうふ

deceased husband

亡父

ぼうふ

deceased father

亡くす

なくす

to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

亡くなる

なくなる

to die

亡き後

なきあと

after one's death

亡国

ぼうこく

ruined country

亡者

もうじゃ

person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.)

亡き人

なきひと

the deceased

亡命生活

ぼうめいせいかつ

life in exile

亡命政権

ぼうめいせいけん

government in exile

亡命文学

ぼうめいぶんがく

exile literature