蝕む むしばむ to be worm-eaten #19,685 Meanings godan verb, transitive, intransitive to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy Its kanji 蝕 ショク · むしば.む eclipse, occultation, be defective In sentences Furigana 癌がんのように蝕むしばむ静寂せいじゃく。 Silence grows like cancer. #183681 疲労ひろうが彼あの健康けんこうをむしばんでいる。 Fatigue is undermining his health. #236846