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撲滅 (ぼくめつ, bokumetsu) Japanese meaning: eradication | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 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
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マラリア
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The government is aiming to eradicate malaria.
A community-wide campaign to eliminate drunk driving has begun.
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)
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
They are working with the goal of eradicating poverty.
Kanji 滅 destroy, ruin, overthrow Related words· 6 根絶 stresses removing the root cause of something entirely, while 撲滅 focuses on wiping out the thing itself, often through a campaign.
駆除 is used specifically for exterminating pests or vermin, whereas 撲滅 has a broader range covering diseases, crime, and social problems.
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.
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.
Show 2 more 撲滅 is used almost exclusively for deliberately stamping out harmful things like crime or disease, whereas 絶滅 also covers natural extinction.
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.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 撲, associated with striking or attacking, and 滅, meaning destruction or extinction. The compound expresses forceful elimination.
