“To be destroyed” in Japanese
Short answer
To be destroyed in Japanese is “滅する” (messuru). Full meaning: to be destroyed, to perish, to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy, to get rid of, to extinguish.
Other ways to say “To be destroyed” in Japanese
潰える
tsuieru to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.), to be destroyed, to fall through, to break down; to be completely defeated (in battle), to be wiped out, to be routed
倒れる
taoreru to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple; to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away; to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)
めっする
messuru to be destroyed, to perish, to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy, to get rid of, to extinguish
滅ぶ
horobu to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
滅びる
horobiru to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
潰れる
tsubureru to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse; to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse; to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up
費える
tsuieru to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.), to be destroyed, to fall through, to break down; to be completely defeated (in battle), to be wiped out, to be routed
墜える
tsuieru to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.), to be destroyed, to fall through, to break down; to be completely defeated (in battle), to be wiped out, to be routed
めっし
messhi to be destroyed, to perish, to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy, to get rid of, to extinguish
ついえる
tsuieru to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.), to be destroyed, to fall through, to break down; to be completely defeated (in battle), to be wiped out, to be routed
壊れる
kowareru to be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged; to break (down), to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.), to collapse, to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.), to be broken off, to be
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