蝕む
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
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
Other spellings
むしばむ
Kanji used
Pitch accent
むしばむ
Examples6
彼の
His honor was corroded by greed.
疲労
Fatigue is undermining his health.
睡眠不足
Lack of sleep was undermining her health.
癌
Silence grows like cancer.
衆議院
The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.
錆
As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.