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[せん(殲)·めつ(滅)]
senmetsu
noun, suru verb

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[せん(殱)·めつ(滅)]
senmetsu
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English Meaning(s) for 殲滅

noun, suru verb
  1. extermination; annihilation
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Definition and Synonyms for 殲滅

Annihilate kill in large numbers
Synonyms: 掃滅, 撃滅, 撲滅, 根絶, 殲滅, 滅ぼす, 討滅, 討ち滅ぼす
Liquidation the act of exterminating
Synonyms: 全滅, 抹殺, 撃滅, 撲滅, 根こそぎ, 根絶, 根絶やし, 殲滅, 皆殺し, 退治, 退治る, 鏖殺, 駆逐, 駆除
Kill Off kill en masse
Synonyms: 掃滅, 殲滅
Kill Off kill on a large scale
Synonyms: 掃滅, 殲滅
Kill Off kill many
Synonyms: 掃滅, 殲滅

Meanings for each kanji in 殲滅

» massacre
» destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish

Categories 殲滅 is a member of

Devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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Kill cause to die
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Sample Sentences for 殲滅

However, there are instances in history where entire peoples were successfully exterminated.
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