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絶滅危機 (ぜつめつきき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絶ぜつ滅めつ危き機き

Meanings

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noun

endangerment; risk of extinction

Used especially for species facing extinction. Often appears in environmental and conservation contexts.

その動どう物ぶつは絶ぜつ滅めつ危き機きに瀕ひんしている。
That animal is on the verge of extinction.
絶ぜつ滅めつ危き機きにある種しゅを守まもるための活かつ動どうが行おこなわれている。
Activities are being carried out to protect species at risk of extinction.

Kanji

絶discontinue, sever, cut off
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow
危dangerous, fear, uneasy
機

loom, mechanism, machine

Similar words

絶ぜつ滅めつ
絶滅 means 'extinction' itself, while 絶滅危機 refers to the state of being at risk of extinction.
絶ぜつ滅めつ危き惧ぐ
絶滅危惧 is a more formal term used in official classifications (e.g., IUCN Red List categories), whereas 絶滅危機 is a broader, more general term for endangerment.

Etymology

Compound of 絶滅 (extinction) and 危機 (crisis, danger).