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絶滅
ぜつめつ
N3
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
destruction
2
extinction
3
extermination
4
eradication
5
stamping out
6
wiping 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.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 絶滅 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
絶
Discontinue, Sever, Cut Off
12 strokes
滅
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow
13 strokes
More words with
絶
絶対
ぜったい ·
definitely
N3
絶好
ぜっこう ·
best
中絶
ちゅうぜつ ·
abortion
絶望
ぜつぼう ·
despair
廃絶
はいぜつ ·
abolition
断絶
だんぜつ ·
Full entry on Jisho
extinction (e.g. of a family)
絶え間なく
たえまなく ·
incessantly
絶えず
たえず ·
constantly
N2
More words with
滅
消滅
しょうめつ ·
extinction
撲滅
ぼくめつ ·
eradication
破滅
はめつ ·
ruin
滅茶苦茶
めちゃくちゃ ·
absurd
滅多に
めったに ·
rarely (with neg. verb)
N3
滅亡
めつぼう ·
downfall
N1
壊滅
かいめつ ·
(complete) destruction
自滅
じめつ ·
self-destruction
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