This is the 2192nd most frequent Japanese word.
消滅
"消滅" means "extinction" or "disappearance."
消滅 is used to signify the cessation or abolition of the law.
その古い法律はついに消滅しました。
That old law has finally been abolished.
消滅 indicates the physical erosion or disappearance of the beach over time.
この砂浜は毎年少しずつ消滅している。
This beach is gradually disappearing every year.
消滅 is used in a figurative sense to describe the elimination of debt under certain terms.