一いっ掃そう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Used for sweeping away or eliminating something undesirable in one go, often in news or formal contexts.

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掃そう

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The new president promised to purge corruption.

掃そう除じ
掃除 means general cleaning or sweeping, while 一掃 implies a thorough, often metaphorical elimination.
排はい除じょ
排除 means removal or exclusion, but 一掃 emphasizes doing it completely and at once.

Compound of 一 (one, all at once) and 掃 (sweep), literally 'sweep away in one go'.