しょうめつ
Meanings
Noun
1. 消えて無くなること。
Kanji used
extinguish
perish
Pitch accent
しょ
うめつ
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
① 素粒子と反粒子が衝突して消滅し、光子または他の素粒子に転化する現象。
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations
near-extinct language; seriously endangered language
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.