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消しょう滅めつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse
2. annihilation
Kanji used
消
extinguish
滅
perish
Pitch accent
しょ
うめつ
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Conjugations...Used in: 2207
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
city at risk of disappearing (because of decreasing population)
annihilation
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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