抹殺

まっさつ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; disposal; purging
2. denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; disregard; dismissal
3. erasure (of writing); rubbing out; scrubbing out

Kanji

• 抹 rub out. Read as マツ.
• 殺 kill. Read as サツ.

Example sentences

• なぜその政治家は大多数の意見を抹殺しようとするのか。
  Why is the politician trying to kill off the opinions of the majority?

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