See also: 抹杀

Chinese edit

 
girdle; brassiere; to plaster
girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear
to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (抹殺)
simp. (抹杀)
alternative forms 抹煞
抹摋抹𢫬

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

抹殺

  1. to blot out; to erase; to discount (past efforts or achievements); to refuse to acknowledge; to obliterate

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
まつ > まっ
Grade: S
さつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
抹殺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ma̠sːa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

(まっ)(さつ) (massatsu

  1. erasure
  2. denial
  3. killing

Verb edit

(まっ)(さつ)する (massatsu surutransitive suru (stem (まっ)(さつ) (massatsu shi), past (まっ)(さつ)した (massatsu shita))

  1. to wipe out, to erase
    • 1949, 宮本百合子, 今日の日本の文化問題:
      日本(にほん)のスポーツは、戦争中全(せんそうちゅうまった)日常生活(にちじょうせいかつ)から抹殺(まっさつ)されていた。
      Nihon no supōtsu wa, sensō-chū mattaku nichijō seikatsu kara massatsu sarete ita.
      During the war, sports were completely wiped out of everyday life in Japan.
  2. to deny
    • 1945, 太宰治, 惜別:
      もう(ぼく)はあの、科学救国論(かがくきゅうこくろん)全部(ぜんぶ)抹殺(まっさつ)します。
      Mō boku wa ano, kagaku kyūkoku ron wa zenbu, massatsu shimasu.
      These days I completely deny all of the arguments that science will save the nation.
  3. to kill

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References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

抹殺 (malsal) (hangeul 말살)

  1. Hanja form? of 말살.

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb edit

抹殺

  1. chữ Hán form of mạt sát.