Meaning

Primary

To Destroy

Alternative

To Annihilate

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means destroy and the verb vocab version is to destroy and to annihilate.

Reading

ほろぼす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You are going to destroy the hoe roe. This is the roe that comes from the hoe tools. If they create too much roe, they will create too many hoes. And if there are too many hoes, bad things will happen.

Context

Context Sentences

奴らはメディアで情報操作を行って、日本を滅ぼそうとしているんだ。

They are trying to ruin Japan by manipulating information.

Kanji Composition