Word Meaning 死滅

しめつ shimetsu

死滅 is read as しめつ (shimetsu) and means extinction.

Meaning

English

  1. extinction
  2. annihilation
  3. destruction

Reading

Kana

しめつ

Romaji

shimetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 22632 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死刑

しけい

death penalty

死亡率

しぼうりつ

death rate

死傷者

ししょうしゃ

casualties

死刑囚

しけいしゅう

criminal condemned to death

死票

しひょう

vote for a losing candidate

死傷

ししょう

casualties

死闘

しとう

life or death struggle

死骸

しがい

(dead) body

死没

しぼつ

death

死に物狂い

しにものぐるい

desperation

死体検案書

したいけんあんしょ

post-mortem certificate

死体保管所

したいほかんじょ

morgue

Example Sentences

1

Dinosaurs are now extinct.