No. 2,192 in Japanese
消滅
"消滅" means "extinction" or "disappearance."
In a sentence
その古い法律はついに消滅しました。
That old law has finally been abolished.
消滅 is used to signify the cessation or abolition of the law.
この砂浜は毎年少しずつ消滅している。
This beach is gradually disappearing every year.
消滅 indicates the physical erosion or disappearance of the beach over time.
彼の借金は特別な条件で消滅した。
His debt was nullified under special conditions.
消滅 is used in a figurative sense to describe the elimination of debt under certain terms.
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