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しょうめつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse
2. annihilation
Alt. forms
消しょう滅めつ
99%
しょうめつ
Pitch accent
しょ
うめつ
Conjugations...Used in: 5
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
expiation of sins
near-extinct language; seriously endangered language
annihilation
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
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.
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