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根こそぎ

ねこそぎ

Readings

ねこそぎ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, advuprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
  2. 2.
    neradicating; rooting out
  3. 3.
    advall (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch

Kanji breakdown

根
N410 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。

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。

We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.

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根こそぎねこそぎ

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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