滅びる (ほろびる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

滅びる (ほろびる) means to perish / to be destroyed / to go extinct.

See example sentences below.

滅びる at a glance

滅びる

ほろびるhorobiru

N1verb

to perish / to be destroyed / to go extinct

滅びるほろびるhorobiruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to perish / to be destroyed / to go extinct

Example 1

昔の文明は滅びた。

Translation

Ancient civilizations perished.

Example 2

その村は洪水で滅びてしまった。

Translation

That village was destroyed by the flood.