絶滅 (zetsumetsu)

destruction,extinction

  • JLPT N3
Flashcards

Meaning

絶滅 (ぜつめつ, zetsumetsu) is a JLPT N3 vocabulary word meaning “destruction,extinction”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

この地域の野性動物は絶滅の恐れがある。

The wild animals in this region are in danger of becoming extinct.

人間は他の種を絶滅ぜつめつさせるような環境を作り出しても一顧だにしない。

Even though humans have created an environment that drives other species into extinction, they don't give it a second thought.

この鳥は絶滅危惧種です。

This bird is an endangered species.

ヒクイドリは絶滅危惧種だ。

The cassowary is an endangered species.