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[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·す]
horobosu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほろ(亡)·ぼ·す]
horobosu
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[ほろぼ(滅)·す]
horobosu
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English Meaning(s) for 滅ぼす

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
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Definition and Synonyms for 滅ぼす

Annihilate kill in large numbers
Synonyms: 掃滅, 撃滅, 撲滅, 根絶, 殲滅, 滅ぼす, 討滅, 討ち滅ぼす
Put Down put (an animal) to death
Synonyms: ぶつ, 切り枯らす, 壊す, 崩す, 撃つ, 敗る, 滅ぼす, 破る
Demolish destroy completely
Synonyms: 取り壊し, 取り壊す, 取り崩す, 取り払う, 取り潰す, 叩き壊す, ぶち壊す, ぶっ壊す, 壊す, 壊滅, 大破, 損壊, 毀つ, 滅ぼす, すり潰す, 潰す, 破壊, 磨り砕く
Break reduce to bankruptcy
Synonyms: 傾く, 傾ける, 滅ぼす

Meanings for each kanji in 滅ぼす

» destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish

Categories 滅ぼす is a member of

Kill cause to die
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Destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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Impoverish make poor
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 滅ぼす

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Conjugations for 滅ぼす

masu stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し]
horoboshi
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Negative stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ]
horobosa
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te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·て]
horoboshite
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Negative te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·く·て]
horobosanakute
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Adverbial Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·く]
horobosanaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·す]
horobosu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·い]
horobosanai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た]
horoboshita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·か·っ·た]
horobosanakatta
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Presumptive Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·そ·う]
horobosou
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Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·ま·す]
horoboshimasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·ま·せ·ん]
horoboshimasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·ま·し·た]
horoboshimashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
horoboshimasendeshita
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Presumptive Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·ま·し·ょ·う]
horoboshimashou
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Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·い]
horoboshitai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く·な·い]
horoboshitakunai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·か·っ·た]
horoboshitakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
horoboshitakunakatta
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Adjective stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た]
horoboshita
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te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く·て]
horoboshitakute
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Negative te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く·な·く·て]
horoboshitakunakute
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Adverbial Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く]
horoboshitaku
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Provisional Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·け·れ·ば]
horoboshitakereba
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Provisional Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]
horoboshitakunakereba
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Conditional Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·か·っ·た·ら]
horoboshitakattara
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Conditional Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
horoboshitakunakattara
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Objective Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·さ]
horoboshitasa
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Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ]
horobose
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Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·な·さ·い]
horoboshinasai
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·ば]
horoboseba
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·け·れ·ば]
horobosanakereba
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Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·き·ゃ]
horobosanakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·ら]
horoboshitara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·な·か·っ·た·ら]
horobosanakattara
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Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·し·た·り]
horoboshitari
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Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·る]
horoboseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·な·い]
horobosenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·た]
horoboseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
horobosenakatta
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masu-stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ]
horobose
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te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·て]
horobosete
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Negative te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·な·く·て]
horobosenakute
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Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·ま·す]
horobosemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
horobosemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·ま·し·た]
horobosemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
horobosemasendeshita
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Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·る]
horobosareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·な·い]
horobosarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·た]
horobosareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·な·か·っ·た]
horobosarenakatta
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masu stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ]
horobosare
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te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·て]
horobosarete
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Negative te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·な·く·て]
horobosarenakute
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Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·ま·す]
horobosaremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん]
horobosaremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·ま·し·た]
horobosaremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
horobosaremasendeshita
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Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·る]
horobosaseru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·な·い]
horobosasenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·た]
horobosaseta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
horobosasenakatta
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masu stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ]
horobosase
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te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·て]
horobosasete
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Negative te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·な·く·て]
horobosasenakute
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Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ま·す]
horobosasemasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
horobosasemasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ま·し·た]
horobosasemashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
horobosasemasendeshita
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Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·る]
horobosaserareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·い]
horobosaserarenai
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·た]
horobosaserareta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
horobosaserarenakatta
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masu stem
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ]
horobosaserare
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te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·て]
horobosaserarete
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Negative te-form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·く·て]
horobosaserarenakute
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Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·す]
horobosaseraremasu
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
horobosaseraremasen
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Past Indicative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
horobosaseraremashita
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Past Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
horobosaseraremasendeshita
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Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·ん]
horobosan
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Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·ず]
horobosazu
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Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·ぬ]
horobosanu
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Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ほろ(滅)·ぼ·さ·ざ·る]
horobosazaru
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Sample Sentences for 滅ぼす

His actions damned him.
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Drinking was his ruin.
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Gambling brought about his ruin.
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The weak-willed are prone to go to the dogs; the strong-willed turn failure into success.
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We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.
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