根こそぎ、根刮ぎ
ねこそぎ
nekosogi
JMdict entry #2010950
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adverb (fukushi) uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) eradicating; rooting out
- adverb (fukushi) all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
何もかも根こそぎ奪っていった。
nan mo ka mo nekosogi ubaxtsu te ixtsu ta 。
You didn't leave me shit.
その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。
sono shokubutsu wo nekosogi hikinuki nasai 。
Pull the plant up by the roots.
麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
mayaku no mitsubai ha nekosogi tayasa nakere ba nara nai 。
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.