滅ぼす (Horobosu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Examples
好奇心は身を滅ぼす。
Curiosity killed the cat.
彼は酒で身を滅ぼした。
Drinking was his ruin.
核兵器はわが地球を滅ぼすと思う。
We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).