絶滅 (Zetsumetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “extinction, extermination, eradication, stamping out”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbextinction; extermination
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verberadication; stamping out; wiping out
Examples
絶滅は進化の一部である。
Extinction is part of evolution.
象は絶滅する危険がある。
Elephants are in danger of dying out.
その森の動物達は絶滅した。
The animals in the forest died off.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).