ショウメツ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse
The data may disappear.
2. annihilation
Pitch accent
ショ
ウメツ
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
extinctive prescription; negative prescription; statute of limitations
Examples (7 in total)
The data may disappear.
Old traditions are crumbling away.
If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.