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消失
shoushitsu
Description
「消失」は、あった物が急になくなって、見えなくなることです。
"消失" means that something that existed suddenly disappears and can no longer be seen.
少しかたい言葉で、本やニュースでよく使われます。
It is a somewhat formal word often used in books and news.
Meanings
消失shoushitsu
disappearance; vanishing; ceasing to exist
記憶が消失することもあります。
Memories can also disappear.
消失するshoushitsu suru
to disappear; to vanish
その光は空から消失した。
The light vanished from the sky.
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Notes
- Etymology
消 (disappear) + 失 (lose); a Sino-Japanese compound, more formal than 消える.
- Nuance
More technical and abrupt than everyday 消える; common in science, news, and literary writing.
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