| ぜつ | 
|---|
| 絶 | 
| めつ | 
|---|
| 滅 | 
| き | 
|---|
| 危 | 
| ぐ | 
|---|
| 惧 | 
takes genitive case の, noun
- threatened (species), endangered.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||
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                            絶滅危惧 | ぜつめつきぐ | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
discontinue, sever, cut off
ゼツ た.える (5th, N3)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
destroy, ruin, overthrow
メツ ほろ.びる (8th, N1)
to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish
ケツ ケチ ベツ
sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
いぬ ジュツ (Kentei 1)
dangerous, fear, uneasy
キ あや.うい あぶ.ない (6th, N3)
fear, be afraid of, dread
ク おそ.れる (11th)