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絶滅

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

絶滅 — “extinction, annihilation”

絶滅 (read ぜつめつ) means extinction, annihilation. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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ぜつめつ

Meaning

extinction, annihilation

絶滅 in a sentence

この動物どうぶつは絶滅ぜつめつしそうだ。

This animal is about to become extinct.

The kanji in 絶滅

絶cut off; extreme
滅destruction

Words that share a kanji with 絶滅

絶対ぜったい— absolutely, definitely, without fail
絶えずたえず— constantly, continually, without pause
滅多にめったに— rarely, seldom

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