滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed

JLPT N1 common word Also written 亡びる

Meaning

v1vi
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

Example sentences

私たちは兄弟として共に生きることを知らなければならない。さもなくば、愚か者として共に滅びるであろう。

We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools.
滅びに至る門は大きく、その道は広い。

For the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction.
肉体は滅びるが霊魂は不滅である。

A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.