根こそぎ
ねこそぎ
Also written 根刮ぎ
Meanings
- Noun, Adverb uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
- Noun eradicating; rooting out (as 〜にする)
- Adverb all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch
Kanji
- 根 root. Read as ね.
Example sentences
- 何もかも根こそぎ奪っていった。
You didn't leave me shit. - 麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
Common phrases
- 根こそぎ奪う