Vocabulary

What does 滅亡 (めつぼう, metsubou) mean?

滅亡 (めつぼう, metsubou) means downfall, ruin, extinction.

Quick facts
Readingめつぼう
Romajimetsubou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
めつぼう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmetsubou

downfall, ruin, extinction

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive downfall; ruin; collapse

Example sentences

  • That dynasty fell due to civil war.

  • The Roman Empire went down the path to its fall.

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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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