Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 蝕む(むしばむ) in Japanese

蝕む, 虫食む
Kana Reading
むしばむ
Romaji
mushibamu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to eat into (e.g. by worms); to spoil; to ruin; to undermine
    Example sentence
    名誉貪欲によってむしばまれた His honor was corroded by greed.

Examples of 蝕む, 虫食む, むしばむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
蝕む
Plain Polite
蝕みます
Negative
蝕まない
Negative Polite
蝕みません

Past

Plain
蝕んだ
Plain Polite
蝕みました
Negative
蝕まなかった
Negative Polite
蝕みませんでした

Te

Plain
蝕んで
Plain Polite
蝕みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
蝕まれる
Plain Polite
蝕まれます
Negative
蝕まれない
Negative Polite
蝕まれません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

6 strokes

insect, bug, temper

On'Yomi: チュウ, キ

Kun'Yomi: むし

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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14 strokes

eclipse, occultation, be defective

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: むしば.む

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