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What does 滅びる (ほろびる, horobiru) mean?

滅びる (ほろびる, horobiru) means to perish, to become extinct.

Quick facts
Readingほろびる
Romajihorobiru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほろびる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhorobiru

to perish, to become extinct

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to go to ruin; to go under; to fall

Example sentences

  • This country was destined to perish before long.

  • It is said that dinosaurs went extinct due to a meteorite impact.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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