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死に絶える

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死に絶える.

Dictionary

Entry

死に絶えるにたえIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #22143
1

to die out; to become extinct

Examples
鯨が今世紀の終わりに死に絶える可能性は五分五分である。
As likely as not, whales will be extinct by the end of this century.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

12 strokesFrequency 784JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ゼツ

Kun

た.えるた.やすた.つ

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