“To be ruined” in Japanese
Short answer
To be ruined in Japanese is “滅ぶ” (horobu). Full meaning: to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed.
Other ways to say “To be ruined” in Japanese
堕ちる
ochiru to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low); to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell)
亡ぶ
horobu to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
ほろぶ
horobu to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
ほろん
horon to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
落ちゆく
ochiyuku to flee, to take flight; to be ruined, to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
落ちぶれる
ochibureru to come down in the world, to fall low, to be ruined, to be reduced to poverty, to fall on hard times
破綻をきたす
hatanwokitasu to be ruined, to fail, to undergo a break-up, to go bankrupt
成り下がる
narisagaru to be degraded, to come down in the world, to lose status, to be ruined, to fall low
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
零落れる
ochibureru to come down in the world, to fall low, to be ruined, to be reduced to poverty, to fall on hard times
おちぶれる
ochibureru to come down in the world, to fall low, to be ruined, to be reduced to poverty, to fall on hard times
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