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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

滅亡(めつぼう)downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction

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    滅亡 【めつぼう】

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      (ちい)さな(くに)滅亡(めつぼう)してしまいました。

      The small country has met its downfall. {downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction}

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      この(くに)滅亡(めつぼう)した理由(りゆう)政治(せいじ)失敗(しっぱい)だ。

      The reason for the downfall of this country was political failure. {downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction}

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      先生(せんせい):「豊臣(とよとみ)()滅亡(めつぼう)した理由(りゆう)()っていますか?」

      Teacher: "Do you know the reason for the downfall of the Toyotomi family?" {downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction}

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      人類(じんるい)滅亡(めつぼう)原因(げんいん)人類(じんるい)自身(じしん)であることは()うまでもありません。

      It goes without saying that the cause of humanity's destruction is humanity itself. {downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction}

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      過去(かこ)滅亡(めつぼう)した恐竜(きょうりゅう)復活(ふっかつ)しようものなら、人間(にんげん)はたちまちいなくなるだろう。

      If dinosaurs, which became extinct in the past, were to come back to life, humans would likely face immediate destruction. {downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction}

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