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磨滅

verb

to wear, to be worn down, to be worn away

長い時間をかけて、この岩は風雨によって磨滅した。

Over a long period of time, this rock was worn away by wind and rain.

意味（1）

to wear, to be worn down, to be worn away

ぐるりと十(じゅう)二(に)人(にん)、六(ろく)七(しち)尺(しゃく)の自(し)然(ぜん)石(せき)の碑(いしぶみ)を取(とり)巻(ま)いて、ためつすかしつしますが、風(ふう)雨(う)に磨(ま)滅(めつ)した上(うえ)、散(さん)々(ざん)に苔蒸(こけむ)してどう見(けん)当(とう)をつけても読(よ)み下(くだ)せません。

Gururi to jūni-nin, roku-shichi-shaku no shizenseki no ishibumi o torimaite, tametsu sukashitsu shimasu ga, fūu ni mametsu shita ue, sanzan ni kokemushite dō kentō o tsukete mo yomikudasemasen.The twelve surrounded the six-or-seven-shaku-tall monument made of natural stone and examined it closely from all angles, but it had been worn down by the elements and was completely covered in moss, so they could not read it however hard they tried.