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    3. 消滅時効

    消滅時効

    消しょう滅めつ時じ効こう

    extinctive prescription

    NTNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab41 strokes

    しょうめつじこう

    Noun

    1.
    extinctive prescription, negative prescription, statute of limitations
    law

    Stroke 0 / 41

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    消
    き.える・け.す…(1)
    extinguish・blow out・turn off・neutralize・cancel
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
    時
    とき・-どき…(3)
    time・hour
    効
    き.く・ききめ・なら.う…(1)
    merit・efficacy・efficiency・benefit
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