Word details

掃討

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 掃討.

Dictionary

Entry

掃討そうとう掃蕩掃盪剿討NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #19622
1

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

Examples
よし!掃討完了!
Alright! They're all mopped up!

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

掃

sweep, brush

11 strokesFrequency 1,255JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ソウシュ

Kun

は.く

Nanori

か
討

chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer

10 strokesFrequency 528JLPT N1Grade 6

On

トウ

Kun

う.つ
蕩

melt, be charmed, captivated

15 strokes

On

トウ

Kun

とろ.かすとろ.けるうご.く
盪

melt, be charmed, captivated

17 strokes

On

トウ

Kun

とろ.かすあら.ううご.く
剿

destroy

13 strokes

On

ソウショウ

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