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一掃 (いっそう, issou) Japanese meaning: clean sweep | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 一掃する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 一いっ 掃そう する 一いっ 掃そう しない Polite 一いっ 掃そう します 一いっ 掃そう しません Past polite 一いっ 掃そう しました 一いっ 掃そう しませんでした Past 一いっ 掃そう した 一いっ 掃そう しなかった Te-form 一いっ 掃そう して 一いっ 掃そう しないで Desire 一いっ 掃そう したい 一いっ 掃そう したくない Potential 一いっ 掃そう できる 一いっ 掃そう できない Passive 一いっ 掃そう される 一いっ 掃そう されない Causative 一いっ 掃そう させる 一いっ 掃そう させない Causative passive 一いっ 掃そう させられる 一いっ 掃そう させられない Volitional 一いっ 掃そう しよう Polite volitional 一いっ 掃そう しましょう Imperative 一いっ 掃そう しろ 一いっ 掃そう するな Conditional 一いっ 掃そう すれば 一いっ 掃そう しなければ Tara conditional 一いっ 掃そう したら 一いっ 掃そう しなかったら
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The police made a clean sweep of the illegal casinos.
The new president promised to purge corruption.
Related words· 10 撲滅 stresses stamping out something harmful like disease or crime for good, while 一掃 focuses on clearing it away in one decisive sweep.
根絶 means to eliminate something down to its roots so it never returns, whereas 一掃 emphasizes the single, sweeping act of removal.
排除 means removal or exclusion of something unwanted, but 一掃 adds the nuance of doing it completely and all at once.
掃除 is everyday physical cleaning or tidying, while 一掃 is a formal word for a metaphorical, thorough elimination of a problem.
Show 6 more 一掃 means to sweep away something broadly (corruption, doubts, evils), while 掃討 refers specifically to the physical elimination of remaining enemy or criminal forces.
一掃 means to sweep away or clean out something (often a group or physical clutter) thoroughly, while 払拭 focuses on eliminating abstract negatives like doubts or bad reputations.
一掃 means to 'sweep away' or clear out completely and is common in formal writing, while 根こそぎ keeps the image of pulling something out by its roots.
一掃 means to sweep away or eliminate something entirely (e.g. corruption), while 粛清 refers specifically to a political purge of people.
Etymology Compound of 一 (one, all at once) and 掃 (sweep), literally 'sweep away in one go'.
一掃 means to sweep away or clear out entirely, while 駆逐 emphasizes an active, forceful expulsion of a specific target.
一掃する means to sweep away or clear out something entirely, often multiple problems or unwanted elements together, whereas 消し去る focuses on making one thing vanish completely.
