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N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

(ほろ)びるto be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish

    All Forms

    滅びる 【ほろびる】亡びる 【ほろびる】

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      西(にし)ローマ帝国(ていこく)(ほろ)びたのは476(ねん)だ。

      The Western Roman Empire fell in 476. {to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed}

      • N2

      隕石(いんせき)衝突(しょうとつ)したため、恐竜(きょうりゅう)(ほろ)びました

      The dinosaurs perished because a meteorite collided. {to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed}

      • N2

      この(くに)(ほろ)びた原因(げんいん)は、戦争(せんそう)敗北(はいぼく)したことである。

      The reason this country perished is because it was defeated in war. {to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed}

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      スーパーヒーローは、いずれ(あく)(ほろ)びることを確信(かくしん)しているとか。

      The superhero is convinced that evil will eventually be destroyed. {to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed}

      • N2

      若者(わかもの)()(つづ)けているので、この(むら)伝統(でんとう)(ほろ)びるのではないかと懸念(けねん)しています。

      I am concerned that the traditions of this village may perish as the number of young people continues to decrease. {to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed}

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