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絶滅

絶滅

See also: 絕滅 and 绝灭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜつ
Grade: 5
めつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

絶滅 (hiragana ぜつめつ, romaji zetsumetsu)

  1. annihilation, extinction, elimination

Synonyms

  • 全滅 (ぜんめつ) (zenmetsu)

Antonyms

Verb

絶滅する (hiragana ぜつめつする, romaji zetsumetsu suru)

  1. go extinct; be annihilated; be eliminated

Synonyms

  •  () ()える (shi ni taeru)

Conjugation