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滅ぶ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
滅ぶ
BOOST
Reading : ほろぶ   
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed  (see also: 滅びる)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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滅ぶ is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 111,000 (about 1,370,000 results)
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Example sentences:
にくたい
肉体
ほろ
んでいく

The flesh is mortal.
亡ぶ
BOOST
Reading : ほろぶ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 221,000 (about 124,000 results)
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メツ   ほろぼす to destroy   ほろびる to be destroyed   
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スイ   みず water   
fire dog
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボウ   モウ   dead   な to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
lid
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