消滅
しょうめつ
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing
Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse- annihilation
Example sentences
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The nation ceased to exist.
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Old traditions are crumbling away.
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The tiger is a vanishing species.
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If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
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As the sun rises, the morning mist gradually fades away.
More examples (4)
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If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
もし酸素がなかったら、すべての動物はとうに消滅していただろう。
Without oxygen, all animals would have disappeared long ago.
破壊の結果、毎日50種類もの野生の動植物が消滅していると見積もられている。
It has been estimated that, as a result of the destruction, fifty species of wildlife are disappearing from the earth each day.
赤道近くの狭い地域にある熱帯雨林は、急速にその姿を消しつつあり、2000年までにはその80%が消滅してしまうかもしれない。
The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.