Japanese symbol for “threatened”
絶滅危惧
ぜつめつきぐ
Romaji: zetsumetsukigu
threatened (species); endangered
In Japanese, threatened is 絶滅危惧, read ぜつめつきぐ (zetsumetsukigu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n threatened (species); endangered
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 絶望 | ぜつぼう zetsubou | despair; hopelessness |
| 絶好 | ぜっこう zekkou | best; ideal; perfect |
| 中絶 | ちゅうぜつ chuuzetsu | abortion |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
| 絶賛 | ぜっさん zessan | high praise; great admiration; acclaim |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
| 危険 | きけん kiken | danger; peril; hazard |
| 危惧 | きぐ kigu | apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.