ほろぼす – Vocabulary details

ほろぼす

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

その王おう国こくは隣となりの国くにに滅ほろぼされた。That kingdom was destroyed by the neighboring country.

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to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy

to destroy

to sacrifice family for a greater cause

その王おう国こくは隣となりの国くににほろぼされた。

That kingdom was destroyed by the neighboring country.

ほろぼすことができないのなら、封ふう印いんするしかないね。

If we can't destroy it, we'll just have to seal it away.

多おおくの動どう物ぶつが人にん間げんによってほろぼされた。

Many animals have been destroyed by men.

賭かけ事ごとで身みをほろぼす人ひともいる。

Some people ruin themselves through gambling.

核かく兵へい器きはわが地ち球きゅうをほろぼすと思おもう。

We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.

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