抜本塞源 ばっぽんそくげん Meanings Noun eradication of (sources of) evil; laying the ax to the root of evil Kanji 抜 pull out. Read as バツ. 本 origin. Read as ホン. 塞 block. Read as ソク. 源 source. Read as ゲン. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists