根絶
こんぜつ
konzetsu
JMdict entry #1290240
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
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Example sentences
人間の野蛮性は決して根絶できない。
ningen no yaban sei ha kesshite konzetsu deki nai 。
The savage in man is never quite eradicated.
警察は飲酒運転を根絶やしにしようとしている。
keisatsu ha inshu unten wo nedayashi ni shiyou to shi te iru 。
The police are trying to get entirely rid of drunken driving.