しょうめつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse
2. annihilation
Pitch accent
しょ
うめつ
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations
Examples (4 in total)
Old traditions are crumbling away.
If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
As the sun rises, the morning mist gradually fades away.
Without oxygen, all animals would have disappeared long ago.