滅ほろびる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish
For example, a country does not suddenly perish one day.
Kanji used
perish
Pitch accent
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Examples (5 in total)
The Earth is on the road to ruin.
All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.
We protect the environment because we ourselves do not want to perish.