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

  1. to go to ruin
  2. to go under
  3. to fall
  4. to be destroyed
  5. to die out
  6. to become extinct
  7. 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 Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 衰亡,衰滅,滅び尽きる,亡びる,滅尽,滅亡 Related Words 滅ぶ,亡びる,滅亡,滅する,消える,無くなる,消滅,撲滅 Rank 7905 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall

滅多

めった

seldom

滅多に

めったに

rarely

滅ぼす

ほろぼす

to destroy

滅私

めっし

selflessness

滅多打ち

めったうち

showering with blows

消滅

しょうめつ

annihilation

破滅

はめつ

ruin

撲滅

ぼくめつ

eradication

自滅

じめつ

natural decay

点滅

てんめつ

switching on and off (of a light)

Example Sentences

3

He who wounds by the sword, dies by the sword.

A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.

We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.