殲せん滅めつ

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

Meanings

Strong, often military or catastrophic term for completely destroying or wiping out a group, force, or entity. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

〈相あい手て〉を殲せん滅めつするto annihilate/wipe out (an enemy or force)
部ぶ隊たいは敵てき軍ぐんを殲せん滅めつした。
The unit annihilated the enemy forces.
〈相あい手て〉を完かん全ぜんに殲せん滅めつするto completely annihilate (an enemy or force)
彼かれらは反はん乱らん軍ぐんを完かん全ぜんに殲せん滅めつする計けい画かくを練ねった。
They devised a plan to completely wipe out the rebel forces.

全ぜん滅めつN1
全滅 describes the state or result of being completely wiped out, while 殲滅 emphasizes the deliberate act of exterminating a force or group.
撃げき滅めつ
撃滅 specifically means to destroy an enemy by attack in battle, while 殲滅 is a broader term for total annihilation not limited to combat.
壊かい滅めつ
壊滅 usually describes devastation from disaster or collapse, whereas 殲滅 implies an intentional, thorough act of wiping out an enemy or group.
根こん絶ぜつ
根絶 means to eradicate something at its root, like a disease or social problem, while 殲滅 is about destroying a group or force entirely.
掃そう討とう
殲滅 means to annihilate or wipe out completely, whereas 掃討 focuses on hunting down and clearing out scattered remnants rather than total destruction.

殲せん滅めつUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling.
殱せん滅めつUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant using the older form 殱.
せん滅めつUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; 殲 is not a jōyō kanji, so this mixed spelling may appear in some texts.

Compound of 殲 (sen, 'to annihilate') and 滅 (metsu, 'to destroy'). Both kanji carry strong connotations of complete destruction.