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殲滅

殲滅

See also: 歼灭

Chinese

annihilate extinguish
trad. (殲滅)
simp. (歼灭)

Verb

殲滅

  1. to annihilate; to eradicate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Hyōgaiji
めつ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 殲滅 (tziɛm mjiet, literally annihilate + destroy).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

殲滅 (hiragana せんめつ, romaji senmetsu)

  1. annihilation, eradication, extermination

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Antonyms

Verb

殲滅する (transitive, hiragana せんめつする, romaji senmetsu suru)

  1. to annihilate; to eradicate, to exterminate

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan