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絶滅収容所 (ぜつめつしゅうようじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絶ぜつ滅めつ収しゅう容よう所じょ

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Meanings

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extermination camp; death camp

historical term

Historical term for Nazi camps designed for systematic mass murder, especially during the Holocaust.

アウシュビッツは絶ぜつ滅めつ収しゅう容よう所じょとして知しられ

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Auschwitz is known as an extermination camp.

Kanji

絶discontinue, sever, cut off
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow
収income, obtain, reap
容contain, form, looks
所place, extent

Related words

強きょう制せい収しゅう容よう所じょ
強制収容所 is a broader term for concentration camps, which may include forced labor and imprisonment, while 絶滅収容所 specifically refers to camps built for mass extermination.

Built from

絶ぜつ滅めつ+収しゅう容よう所じょ

Etymology

Compound of 絶滅 (extinction, extermination) and 収容所 (camp, detention facility). The term is a direct translation of the English 'extermination camp' and is used in historical contexts.