撲ぼく滅めつ

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

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

Meanings

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

eradication; extermination; suppression

Strong word for completely eliminating something harmful or undesirable, such as a disease, pest, crime, abuse, or social problem. Often used as 撲滅する or in campaign-style phrases like 撲滅運動.

政せい府ふはマラリアの撲ぼく滅めつを目め指ざしている。
The government is aiming to eradicate malaria.
地ち域いき全ぜん体たいで飲いん酒しゅ運うん転てんを撲ぼく滅めつする運うん動どうが始はじまった。
A community-wide campaign to eliminate drunk driving has begun.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を撲ぼく滅めつするto eradicate/wipe out something harmful (e.g., a disease, crime)
犯はん罪ざいを撲ぼく滅めつするために新あたらしい法ほう律りつが制せい定ていされた。
A new law was enacted in order to eradicate crime.
〈事こと〉の撲ぼく滅めつを目め指ざすto aim for the eradication of something
貧ひん困こんの撲ぼく滅めつを目め指ざして活かつ動どうしている。
They are working with the goal of eradicating poverty.

Kanji

撲slap, strike, hit
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow

Related words· 6

根こん絶ぜつ
根絶 stresses removing the root cause of something entirely, while 撲滅 focuses on wiping out the thing itself, often through a campaign.
駆く除じょ
駆除 is used specifically for exterminating pests or vermin, whereas 撲滅 has a broader range covering diseases, crime, and social problems.
一いっ掃そう
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.
退たい治じN1
撲滅 stresses complete eradication of something like a disease or social problem, whereas 退治 can refer to a single act of getting rid of something.

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絶ぜつ滅めつN3
撲滅 is used almost exclusively for deliberately stamping out harmful things like crime or disease, whereas 絶滅 also covers natural extinction.
駆く逐ちく
撲滅 means to completely eradicate something like a disease or crime, while 駆逐 more often describes driving out a rival or enemy force.

Opposites

蔓まん延えん
蔓延 describes something spreading widely and taking hold, the opposite of 撲滅, which means wiping it out completely.

Don't confuse with

絶ぜつ滅めつN3
絶滅 usually refers to the natural extinction of a species, while 撲滅 refers to a deliberate campaign to eliminate something harmful like a disease or crime.

Word family

撲ぼく滅めつ運うん動どう
eradication campaign; extermination drive
汚お職しょく撲ぼく滅めつ
eradication of corruption

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 撲, associated with striking or attacking, and 滅, meaning destruction or extinction. The compound expresses forceful elimination.