This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

蝕む

虫食む

Reading

Kana: むしばむ
Romaji: mushibamu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5m
vi
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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