一掃

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Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 broom; to sweep
trad. (一掃) 一 掃
simp. (一扫) 一 扫

Pronunciation

Verb

一掃

  1. to completely sweep away; to completely clear away

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 掃
いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		そう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

一(いっ)掃(そう) • (issō) ←いつさう (itusau)?

  1. clean sweep; eradication; elimination

Synonyms

Verb

一(いっ)掃(そう)する • (issō suru) ←いつさう (itusau)?suru (stem 一(いっ)掃(そう)し (issō shi), past 一(いっ)掃(そう)した (issō shita))

  1. to wipe out; to completely clear away; to eradicate; to eliminate
    不安(ふあん)を一掃(いっそう)する発想(はっそう)
    fuan o issōsuru hassō
    an idea which wipe out anxiety

Conjugation

Conjugation of "一掃する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 一掃し いっそうし issō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 一掃し いっそうし issō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 一掃する いっそうする issō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 一掃する いっそうする issō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 一掃すれ いっそうすれ issō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 一掃せよ¹
一掃しろ² 		いっそうせよ¹
いっそうしろ² 		issō seyo¹
issō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 一掃される いっそうされる issō sareru
Causative 一掃させる
一掃さす 		いっそうさせる
いっそうさす 		issō saseru
issō sasu
Potential 一掃できる いっそうできる issō dekiru
Volitional 一掃しよう いっそうしよう issō shiyō
Negative 一掃しない いっそうしない issō shinai
Negative continuative 一掃せず いっそうせず issō sezu
Formal 一掃します いっそうします issō shimasu
Perfective 一掃した いっそうした issō shita
Conjunctive 一掃して いっそうして issō shite
Hypothetical conditional 一掃すれば いっそうすれば issō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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