討とう伐ばつ

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討伐する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to putting down an enemy, rebellion, or threat using military force. Often used in historical or fantasy contexts.

〈物もの〉を討とう伐ばつするto hunt down and subdue (a monster, rebel group, bandit force, etc.)
冒ぼう険けん者しゃたちはドラゴンを討とう伐ばつするために出しゅっ発ぱつした。
The adventurers set out to subjugate the dragon.
討とう伐ばつ隊たいを組くむto form a party/squad for a subjugation mission
村むら人びとたちは討とう伐ばつ隊たいを組くんで魔ま物ものに立たち向むかった。
The villagers formed a subjugation party to confront the monster.
討とう伐ばつに向むかうto head out on a subjugation mission
騎き士し団だんは反はん乱らん軍ぐんの討とう伐ばつに向むかった。
The knight order headed out to subjugate the rebel army.

鎮ちん圧あつ
鎮圧 refers to suppressing a riot or uprising, typically by police or internal forces, while 討伐 implies an armed military campaign against an external or hostile enemy.
征せい伐ばつ
征伐 also means military subjugation but carries a stronger nuance of a punitive or righteous expedition, and is used mainly in historical narratives, whereas 討伐 is broader and also common in fantasy/game contexts.
掃そう討とう
掃討 focuses on mopping up remaining scattered enemies after a main battle, while 討伐 covers the entire campaign to subdue a threat.
退たい治じN1
退治 is a more casual word used for getting rid of monsters, pests, or troublemakers, while 討伐 sounds more formal and militaristic.

討とう論ろんN1
討伐 (to subjugate or suppress by force) shares the kanji 討 with 討論 but has a completely different, military meaning, unlike the verbal debate of 討論.

Compound of 討 (attack, strike) and 伐 (cut down, subjugate). The combination conveys the idea of attacking and subduing an enemy.