Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “根絶”

根絶

こんぜつ

eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of

Example sentence

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

根

On: こん
Kun: ね;-ね
Stroke count: 10

・root

・radical

・head (pimple)

絶

On: ぜつ
Kun: た.える;た.やす;た.つ
Stroke count: 12

・discontinue

・sever

・cut off

・abstain

・interrupt

・suppress

・be beyond

・without match

・peerless

・unparalleled