Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 抹殺(まっさつ) in Japanese

抹殺
Kana Reading
まっさつ
Romaji
massatsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
    Example sentence
    なぜその政治家は大多数の意見を抹殺しようとするのか。 Why does the politician try to kill off the opinions of the majority?

Examples of 抹殺, まっさつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

抹 JLPT 1

8 strokes

rub, paint, erase

On'Yomi: マツ

Kun'Yomi:

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殺 JLPT 3

10 strokes

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

On'Yomi: サツ, サイ, セツ

Kun'Yomi: ころ.す, -ごろ.し, そ.ぐ

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殺

11 strokes

kill, slaughter, murder, hurt

On'Yomi:

Kun'Yomi:

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