廃絶

はいぜつ

abolition

Also:extinction

What does 廃絶 mean?

廃絶 is a Japanese noun meaning abolition in English. It can also be translated as extinction depending on context. It is written as 廃絶 in kanji, はいぜつ in hiragana, and haizetsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私達は核兵器の廃絶を願っている。

All of us would like to get rid of nuclear weapons.