Word Meaning 滅びる
ほろびる
horobiru
滅びる is read as ほろびる (horobiru) and means to go to ruin.
Meaning
English
- to go to ruin
- to go under
- to fall
- to be destroyed
- to die out
- to become extinct
- to perish
Reading
Kana
ほろびる
Romaji
horobiru
Writing Variants
- 亡びる ほろびる horobiru
Stroke Sequence
3 Characters • 17 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3剣を取るものは皆、剣で滅びる。
He who wounds by the sword, dies by the sword.
肉体は滅びるが霊魂は不滅である。
A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.
私たちは兄弟として共に生きることを知らなければならない。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.