"滅ぼす" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [ho̞ɾo̞bo̞sɨᵝ]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|ほろぼす|tr=trans|type=1}} 滅(ほろ)ぼす • (horobosu) transitive godan (stem 滅(ほろ)ぼし (horoboshi), past 滅(ほろ)ぼした (horoboshita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|ほろぼ|4-s}} Forms: 滅ぼす [canonical] (ruby: (ほろ)), horobosu [romanization], 滅ぼし [stem] (ruby: (ほろ)), 滅ぼした [past] (ruby: (ほろ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 滅ぼさ [error-unrecognized-form], ほろぼさ [error-unrecognized-form], horobosa [error-unrecognized-form], 滅ぼし [error-unrecognized-form], ほろぼし [error-unrecognized-form], horoboshi [error-unrecognized-form], 滅ぼす [error-unrecognized-form], ほろぼす [error-unrecognized-form], horobosu [error-unrecognized-form], 滅ぼせ [error-unrecognized-form], ほろぼせ [error-unrecognized-form], horobose [error-unrecognized-form], 滅ぼされる [passive], ほろぼされる [passive], horobosareru [passive], 滅ぼさせる [causative], 滅ぼさす [causative], ほろぼさせる [causative], ほろぼさす [causative], horobosaseru [causative], horobosasu [causative], 滅ぼせる [potential], ほろぼせる [potential], horoboseru [potential], 滅ぼそう [volitional], ほろぼそう [volitional], horobosō [volitional], 滅ぼさない [negative], ほろぼさない [negative], horobosanai [negative], 滅ぼさず [continuative, negative], ほろぼさず [continuative, negative], horobosazu [continuative, negative], 滅ぼします [formal], ほろぼします [formal], horoboshimasu [formal], 滅ぼした [perfective], ほろぼした [perfective], horoboshita [perfective], 滅ぼして [conjunctive], ほろぼして [conjunctive], horoboshite [conjunctive], 滅ぼせば [conditional, hypothetical], ほろぼせば [conditional, hypothetical], horoboseba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 滅ぼさ [irrealis, stem], ほろぼさ [irrealis, stem], forobosa [irrealis], 滅ぼし [continuative, stem], ほろぼし [continuative, stem], forobosi [continuative], 滅ぼす [stem, terminative], ほろぼす [stem, terminative], forobosu [terminative], 滅ぼす [attributive, stem], ほろぼす [attributive, stem], forobosu [attributive], 滅ぼせ [realis, stem], ほろぼせ [realis, stem], forobose [realis], 滅ぼせ [imperative, stem], ほろぼせ [imperative, stem], forobose [imperative], 滅ぼさず [negative], ほろぼさず [negative], forobosazu [negative], 滅ぼせど [contrastive], ほろぼせど [contrastive], forobosedo [contrastive], 滅ぼせば [causative], ほろぼせば [causative], foroboseba [causative], 滅ぼさば [conditional], ほろぼさば [conditional], forobosaba [conditional], 滅ぼしき [past], ほろぼしき [past], forobosiki [past], 滅ぼしけり [past], ほろぼしけり [past], forobosikeri [past], 滅ぼしつ [perfect], ほろぼしつ [perfect], forobositu [perfect], 滅ぼしぬ [perfect], ほろぼしぬ [perfect], forobosinu [perfect], 滅ぼせり [continuative, perfect], 滅ぼしたり [continuative, perfect], ほろぼせり [continuative, perfect], ほろぼしたり [continuative, perfect], foroboseri [continuative, perfect], forobositari [continuative, perfect], 滅ぼさむ [volitional], ほろぼさむ [volitional], forobosamu [volitional]
  1. to ruin, to destroy Synonyms: 潰す (tsubusu) (ruby: (つぶ)) Related terms: 滅びる (horobiru) (ruby: (ほろ)) (english: collapse), 殺す (korosu) (ruby: (ころ)) (english: kill; especially life, figuratively intangible matters)

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "found",
      "roman": "okosu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "興",
          "おこ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "興す"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼし",
      "roman": "horoboshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼした",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foroboseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobositu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foroboseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobositari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ほろぼす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "滅(ほろ)ぼす • (horobosu) transitive godan (stem 滅(ほろ)ぼし (horoboshi), past 滅(ほろ)ぼした (horoboshita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ほろぼ",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "ruin the freedom of speech",
          "roman": "genron no jiyū o horobosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "言論",
              "げんろん"
            ],
            [
              "自由",
              "じゆう"
            ],
            [
              "滅",
              "ほろ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "言論の自由を滅ぼす"
        },
        {
          "english": "That man ruined himself with alcohol.",
          "roman": "Ano otoko wa sake de mi o horoboshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "男",
              "おとこ"
            ],
            [
              "酒",
              "さけ"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "み"
            ],
            [
              "滅",
              "ほろ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あの男は酒で身を滅ぼした。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ruin, to destroy"
      ],
      "id": "en-滅ぼす-ja-verb-3hgIFkjc",
      "links": [
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "collapse",
          "roman": "horobiru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "滅",
              "ほろ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "滅びる"
        },
        {
          "english": "kill; especially life, figuratively intangible matters",
          "roman": "korosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "殺す"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "tsubusu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "潰",
              "つぶ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "潰す"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ほろぼす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞ɾo̞bo̞sɨᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "滅ぼす"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "found",
      "roman": "okosu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "興",
          "おこ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "興す"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼし",
      "roman": "horoboshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼした",
      "roman": "horoboshita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horobosazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "horoboseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobose",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foroboseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobositu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foroboseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobositari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "滅ぼさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほろぼさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forobosamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ほろぼす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "滅(ほろ)ぼす • (horobosu) transitive godan (stem 滅(ほろ)ぼし (horoboshi), past 滅(ほろ)ぼした (horoboshita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ほろぼ",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "collapse",
      "roman": "horobiru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "滅",
          "ほろ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "滅びる"
    },
    {
      "english": "kill; especially life, figuratively intangible matters",
      "roman": "korosu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "殺",
          "ころ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "殺す"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with manual fragments",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
        "Japanese transitive verbs",
        "Japanese type 1 verbs",
        "Japanese verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "ruin the freedom of speech",
          "roman": "genron no jiyū o horobosu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "言論",
              "げんろん"
            ],
            [
              "自由",
              "じゆう"
            ],
            [
              "滅",
              "ほろ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "言論の自由を滅ぼす"
        },
        {
          "english": "That man ruined himself with alcohol.",
          "roman": "Ano otoko wa sake de mi o horoboshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "男",
              "おとこ"
            ],
            [
              "酒",
              "さけ"
            ],
            [
              "身",
              "み"
            ],
            [
              "滅",
              "ほろ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あの男は酒で身を滅ぼした。"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ruin, to destroy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruin",
          "ruin"
        ],
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ほろぼす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞ɾo̞bo̞sɨᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "tsubusu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "潰",
          "つぶ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "潰す"
    }
  ],
  "word": "滅ぼす"
}

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