滅
- On
- めつ
- Kun
- ほろ.びる;ほろ.ぶ;ほろ.ぼす
- Stroke count
- 13
・destroy
・ruin
・overthrow
・perish
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “滅びる”
滅びる
ほろびる
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish
Example sentence
That whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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