# 絶 extinct

糸 (string) + 色 (color)
★★★★☆
12 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

ZETSU | THEY ,TOO, will go extinct if global warming continues.

## Mnemonic

| Tie a string around their necks until they turn the color blue and go extinct.

## Kunyomi

( を ) た*つ | to sever - usually figurative: to cut off all relations with (your ex) , or to totally quit doing (alcohol). ★☆☆☆☆
た＊えず ( +VERB ) | incessantly, constantly - usually has a bad feeling (constant whining, endless parade of atrocity on the TV news, etc.). ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) た＊える | to become extinct, to cease ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

絶対(ぜったい) に | absolutely, without fail ★★★★☆ 絶 (extinct) + 対 (against) = 絶対 (absolutely, without fail)
絶叫(ぜっきょう) する | to scream ★☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 叫 (shout) = 絶叫 (to scream) to scream. usually from enjoyment - think, roller coaster.
絶望(ぜつぼう) | total despair ★☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 望 (desire) = 絶望 (total despair)
絶壁(ぜっぺき) | cliff ☆☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 絶 (extinct) + 壁 (wall) = 絶壁 (cliff)
絶滅(ぜつめつ) する | go extinct ☆☆☆☆☆ 絶 (extinct) + 滅 (annihilate) = 絶滅 (go extinct)

## Synonyms

downfall 没落 滅亡 崩壊 破壊 絶滅
faint 気絶する 卒倒 薄い 淡い
to sever something 絶つ 断つ
yell 悲鳴をあげる を絶叫する と喚く と ほえる
absolutely, definitely 絶対 是非