- 1. [v5m, vt, vi] to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
- 2. [v5m, vt, vi] to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | むしばむ | (mushibamu) |
| Polite | むしばみます | (mushibamimasu) |
| Past, plain | むしばんだ | (mushibanda) |
| Past, polite | むしばみました | (mushibamimashita) |
| Negative, plain | むしばまない | (mushibamanai) |
| Negative, polite | むしばみません | (mushibamimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | むしばまなかった | (mushibamanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | むしばみませんでした | (mushibamimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | むしばんで | (mushibande) |
| Potential | むしばめる | (mushibameru) |
| Volitional | むしばもう | (mushibamou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | むしばめば | (mushibameba) |
| Passive | むしばまれる | (mushibamareru) |
| Causative | むしばませる | (mushibamaseru) |
| Imperative | むしばめ | (mushibame) |
Kanji in this word
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eclipse, occultation, be defectiveOn: ショク (shoku)Kun: むしば.む (mushiba.mu)
Example Sentences
彼の名誉は貪欲によってむしばまれた。
His honor was corroded by greed.