滅ほろびる

ほろびる horobiru

to be ruined
to go under
to perish
to be destroyed

ichidan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

灭亡；毁灭

Examples

Furigana

肉にく体たいは滅ほろびるが霊れい魂こんは不ふ滅めつである。
A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.
肉体会消亡，但灵魂不灭。
Tatoeba #122975
滅ほろびに至いたる門もんは大おおきく、その道みちは広ひろい。
For the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction.
通往毁灭的大门很大，道路很宽。
Tatoeba #80223

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('8abbf74882'); // 滅びる

{
  "id": "8abbf74882",
  "word": "滅びる",
  "reading": "ほろびる",
  "romaji": "horobiru",
  "meanings": [
    "to be ruined",
    "to go under",
    "to perish",
    "to be destroyed"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1603610,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "肉体は滅びるが霊魂は不滅である。",
      "furigana": "{肉体|にくたい}は{滅|ほろ}びるが{霊魂|れいこん}は{不滅|ふめつ}である。",
      "en": "A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.",
      "tatoeba_id": 122975
    },
    {
      "ja": "滅びに至る門は大きく、その道は広い。",
      "furigana": "{滅|ほろ}びに{至|いた}る{門|もん}は{大|おお}きく、その{道|みち}は{広|ひろ}い。",
      "en": "For the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction.",
      "tatoeba_id": 80223
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "e19981106e609e91b1d6726612938fb7d34dac9c4c318311da4d379cd3c67da8",
    "meanings": [
      "灭亡",
      "毁灭"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "肉体は滅びるが霊魂は不滅である。",
        "zh": "肉体会消亡，但灵魂不灭。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "滅びに至る門は大きく、その道は広い。",
        "zh": "通往毁灭的大门很大，道路很宽。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/8abbf74882",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1603610; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "94b218cee72cc108939f9ab899ef399e3dd10077ad880da3ad60a9d814332c0e"
  }
}