Word Meaning 滅ぼす

ほろぼす horobosu

滅ぼす is read as ほろぼす (horobosu) and means to destroy.

Meaning

English

  1. to destroy
  2. to overthrow
  3. to wreck
  4. to ruin

Reading

Kana

ほろぼす

Romaji

horobosu

Writing Variants

  • 亡ぼす ほろぼす horobosu
  • 滅す ほろぼす horobosu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 打ち滅ぼす,討ち滅ぼす,撃滅,攻め滅ぼす,殲滅,掃滅,討滅,覆滅 Rank 13674 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall

滅多

めった

seldom

滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin

滅多に

めったに

rarely

滅私

めっし

selflessness

滅多打ち

めったうち

showering with blows

大義親を滅す

たいぎしんをめっす

to sacrifice family for a greater cause

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

Example Sentences

1

よくにまけるとみをほろぼす。

If you give in to greed, you may ruin yourself.