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絶滅 (ぜつめつ) — destruction | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

絶滅

ぜつめつ

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1destruction
2extinction
3extermination
4eradication
5stamping out
6wiping out

Example sentence

剣歯虎が絶滅したのは氷河時代であった。

It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.

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Kanji in this word

絶Discontinue, Sever, Cut Off12 strokes 滅Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow13 strokes

More words with 絶

絶版ぜっぱん · out of printN1 絶えるたえる · to die outN1 謝絶しゃぜつ · refusalN1 途絶えるとだえる · to stopN1 絶えずたえず · constantly

Full entry on Jisho

N2

絶縁ぜつえん · breaking off relations (with)

気絶きぜつ · faint

拒絶きょぜつ · refusalN1

More words with 滅

滅びるほろびる · to be ruinedN1 滅ぼすほろぼす · to destroyN1 滅多にめったに · rarely (with neg. verb)N3 全滅ぜんめつ · annihilationN1 滅亡めつぼう · downfallN1 壊滅かいめつ · (complete) destruction 破滅はめつ · ruin 自滅じめつ · self-destruction

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