滅ぼす (ほろぼす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

滅ぼす (ほろぼす) means to destroy / to ruin / to overthrow.

See example sentences below.

滅ぼす at a glance

滅ぼす

ほろぼすhorobosu

N1verb

to destroy / to ruin / to overthrow

滅ぼすほろぼすhorobosuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to destroy / to ruin / to overthrow

Example 1

台風が町を滅ぼした。

Translation

The typhoon destroyed the town.

Example 2

敵の国を滅ぼす計画を立てた。

Translation

They made a plan to overthrow the enemy country.