絶滅

ぜつめつ

destruction, extinction

寸前

すんぜん

on the verge, on the brink, just in front of, just before

大絶滅

たいぜつめつ

mass extinction; extinction event

絶滅種

ぜつめつしゅ

extinct species

大量絶滅

たいりょうぜつめつ

extinction event, mass extinction

絶滅危機

ぜつめつきき

endangerment (of a species)

絶滅危惧

ぜつめつきぐ

threatened (species), endangered

野生絶滅

やせいぜつめつ

extinction in the wild

崩壊寸前

ほうかいすんぜん

on the brink of collapse, in a state of near-collapse

破産寸前

はさんすんぜん

near bankruptcy, edge of bankruptcy, bumper-to-bumper

餓死寸前

がしすんぜん

being on the verge of starvation, being about to starve

絶滅危惧種

ぜつめつきぐしゅ

endangered species

準絶滅危惧

じゅんぜつめつきぐ

near-threatened (species)

絶滅収容所

ぜつめつしゅうようじょ

extermination camp; death camp

絶滅危険種

ぜつめつきけんしゅ

endangered species

空前絶後

くうぜんぜつご

(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last

寸寸

ずたずた ずだずだ

to pieces, into shreds

寸

すん

sun (approx. 3.03 cm)

陰陰滅滅

いんいんめつめつ

gloomy