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根こそぎ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 根こそぎ.
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Entry
1
Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
Examples
その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。
Pull the plant up by the roots.
2
Common noun; As 〜にする
eradicating; rooting out
3
Adverb (fukushi)
all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch
Examples
麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
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