JLPT N1 · Verb

滅ぼす (horobosu)

滅ぼす (ほろぼす, horobosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to destroy; to overthrow”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほろぼす
Romaji: horobosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

核兵器はわが地球を滅ぼすと思う。

We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 滅ぼす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	滅ぼす	ほろぼす horobosu
Polite (~masu)	滅ぼします	ほろぼします horoboshimasu
Negative	滅ぼさない	ほろぼさない horobosanai
Polite negative	滅ぼしません	ほろぼしません horoboshimasen
Past	滅ぼした	ほろぼした horoboshita
Polite past	滅ぼしました	ほろぼしました horoboshimashita
Negative past	滅ぼさなかった	ほろぼさなかった horobosanakatta
Te-form	滅ぼして	ほろぼして horoboshite
Potential	滅ぼせる	ほろぼせる horoboseru
Passive	滅ぼされる	ほろぼされる horobosareru
Causative	滅ぼさせる	ほろぼさせる horobosaseru
Volitional	滅ぼそう	ほろぼそう horobosou
Imperative	滅ぼせ	ほろぼせ horobose
Conditional (~ba)	滅ぼせば	ほろぼせば horoboseba

Kanji in 滅ぼす

滅

destroy, ruin, overthrowメツ・ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 滅ぼす.

絶滅ぜつめつextinction滅多にめったにrarely全滅ぜんめつtotal destruction滅亡めつぼうdownfall滅びるほろびるto go to ruin

Source: JMdict entry 1603620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.