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Japanese word 絶滅: extinction / disappearance. Meanings and example sentences.

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絶滅 (ぜつめつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

絶滅 (ぜつめつ) means extinction / disappearance.

See example sentences below.

絶滅 at a glance

絶滅

ぜつめつzetsumetsu

N3noun

extinction / disappearance

絶滅ぜつめつzetsumetsuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 絶滅

Core meaning

extinction / disappearance

Basic example sentences

Example 1

その動物は絶滅の危機にある。

Translation

That animal is in danger of extinction.

Example 2

絶滅した恐竜の骨を見た。

Translation

I saw bones of extinct dinosaurs.

Kanji 滅: destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kanji 滅: destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

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Kanji 絶: discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Kanji 絶: discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

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