Illustration: Within the breached gateway of a small castle, the defeated lord and his household leave together under escort, carrying only modest bundles. Behind them, the keep is burned out, retainers have laid their swords in an abandoned rack, and the courtyard stands deserted.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

滅めつ亡ぼう

metsubou

to perish, be destroyed

Example sentences

  1. 仮かりに核戦争かくせんそうが起おこったとすれば、人類じんるいは滅亡めつぼうするだろう。

    If a nuclear war were to break out, mankind would perish.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 人類じんるいは滅亡めつぼうするだろう。

    Man would perish.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 核戦争かくせんそうは人類じんるいを滅亡めつぼうさせるだろう。

    A nuclear war will bring about the destruction of mankind.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 滅亡

  • 滅destroy; ruinOnメツKunほろびる・ほろぶ・ほろぼす
  • 亡deceased; the lateOnボウ・モウKunない・なき-・ほろびる

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