掃そう滅めつ

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掃滅する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	掃そう滅めつする	掃そう滅めつしない
Polite	掃そう滅めつします	掃そう滅めつしません
Past polite	掃そう滅めつしました	掃そう滅めつしませんでした
Past	掃そう滅めつした	掃そう滅めつしなかった
Te-form	掃そう滅めつして	掃そう滅めつしないで
Desire	掃そう滅めつしたい	掃そう滅めつしたくない
Potential	掃そう滅めつできる	掃そう滅めつできない
Passive	掃そう滅めつされる	掃そう滅めつされない
Causative	掃そう滅めつさせる	掃そう滅めつさせない
Causative passive	掃そう滅めつさせられる	掃そう滅めつさせられない
Volitional	掃そう滅めつしよう
Polite volitional	掃そう滅めつしましょう
Imperative	掃そう滅めつしろ	掃そう滅めつするな
Conditional	掃そう滅めつすれば	掃そう滅めつしなければ
Tara conditional	掃そう滅めつしたら	掃そう滅めつしなかったら

Meanings

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

wiping out; annihilation

Refers to completely destroying or eradicating something, often used in military or forceful contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

敵てき軍ぐんを掃そう滅めつする作さく戦せんが立たてられた。
A plan to wipe out the enemy forces was drawn up.
その地ち域いきの犯はん罪ざい組そ織しきは完かん全ぜんに掃そう滅めつされた。
The criminal organization in that area was completely annihilated.

Kanji

掃sweep, brush
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow
剿destroy

Related words

殲せん滅めつ
Also means 'annihilation', but 殲滅 is more common and often used in similar contexts. 掃滅 is less frequent and may carry a nuance of 'sweeping away' due to the 掃 kanji.
撲ぼく滅めつ
Means 'eradication' or 'extermination', typically used for pests, diseases, or social evils. 掃滅 is more about wiping out enemies or forces.

Written forms

掃そう滅めつUsage100%
Standard kanji form for 'wiping out, annihilation'.
剿そう滅めつ
Rare variant using 剿, which specifically means 'to destroy, to annihilate'.

Etymology

Compound of 掃 (sweep, clear away) and 滅 (destroy, perish). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of sweeping away and destroying completely.