JLPT N3 · Environment
絶滅
ぜつめつ
extinction
Stroke order of 絶滅
2 characters, 25 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
絶 · 12 strokes滅 · 13 strokes
Memory trick
Cutting a thread (糸) off (絶) and putting out (滅) the flame: gone for good.
Parts: 絶 cut off + 滅 perish
Example sentence
その鳥は絶滅した。
そのとりはぜつめつした。
That bird went extinct.