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退治

たいじ

Readings

たいじ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, vs, vtextermination; elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression; subjugation; getting rid of; stamping out; wiping out; rooting out
  2. 2.
    n, vs, vtrenouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)
  3. 3.
    n, vs, vtcuring (an illness)

Kanji breakdown

退
N49 strokesGrade 6
治
N48 strokesGrade 4

Example sentences

彼はありを退治しようと思った。

He tried to get rid of the ants.

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退治たいじ

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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