蝕む

虫食む

Reading

Kana: むしばむ
Romaji: mushibamu
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Definitions

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1

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms

2

to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 むしば.む
Meanings: eclipse, occultation, be defective
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food

Example Sentences

(がん)のように(むしば)静寂(せいじゃく)
➥Silence grows like cancer.
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(かれ)名誉(めいよ)貪欲(どんよく)によってむしばまれた。
➥His honor was corroded by greed.
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睡眠(すいみん)不足(ふそく)彼女(かのじょ)健康(けんこう)をむしばんでいた。
➥Lack of sleep was undermining her health.
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疲労(ひろう)(かれ)健康(けんこう)をむしばんでいる。
➥Fatigue is undermining his health.
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精神(せいしん)をむしばむように(おそ)いかかってくる。
➥It rushes in upon me as though it will consume my soul.
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(さび)(てつ)(むし)()むのと同様(どうよう)心配(しんぱい)(こころ)(むし)()む。
➥As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.
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