消しょう滅めつ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse
2. annihilation
Kanji used
extinguish
perish
Pitch accent
しょ
うめつ
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
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.