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絶滅

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See also: 絕滅 and 绝灭

Japanese

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 絶滅 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
ぜつ
Grade: 5
めつ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
絕滅 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぜつ)(めつ) (zetsumetsu

  1. extinction; annihilation; elimination

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Verb

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(ぜつ)(めつ)する (zetsumetsu surusuru (stem (ぜつ)(めつ) (zetsumetsu shi), past (ぜつ)(めつ)した (zetsumetsu shita))

  1. to go extinct; to be annihilated; to be eliminated
    • 1988 July 30 [1985 July 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “(ぜつ)(めつ)(しま) [Island of Extinction]”, in 宇宙船製造法 [How to Build a Spaceship] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 3), 6th edition, volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 91:
      ヤモリを(ぜつ)(めつ)させた(しま)で、(こん)()は、人間が(ぜつ)(めつ)させられようとしてるわけだ。ワッハッハ…………。
      Yamori o zetsumetsu saseta shima de, kondo wa, ningen ga zetsumetsu saserare yō to shiteru wake da. Wahhahha………….
      The geckos went extinct on this island, now it’s the humans who will. Hahaha………….

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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絶滅 (jeolmyeol) (hangeul 절멸)

  1. hanja form? of 절멸