根絶やし

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
根	絶
ね Grade: 3	た > だ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
根絕やし (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 根 +‎ 絶やし (“nominative form of the verb 絶(た)やす (tayasu)”)

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) ねだやし [nèdáyáshí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) ねだやし [nèdáꜜyàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ne̞da̠ja̠ɕi]

Noun edit

根(ね)絶(だ)やし • (nedayashi)

rooting up (weeds, etc.)
eradication, getting rid of
Synonym: 根絶

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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