Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 死滅(しめつ) in Japanese

死滅
Kana Reading
しめつ
Romaji
shimetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    extinction; annihilation; destruction
    Example sentence
    恐竜は現在では死滅してしまった。 Dinosaurs are now extinct.

Examples of 死滅, しめつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

滅 JLPT 1

13 strokes

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

On'Yomi: メツ

Kun'Yomi: ほろ.びる, ほろ.ぶ, ほろ.ぼす

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死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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