抹殺

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See also: 抹杀

Chinese

girdle; brassiere; to plaster
girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear
 
 to kill; to murder; to slaughter
trad. (抹殺) 抹 殺
simp. (抹杀) 抹 杀
alternative forms 抹煞
抹摋／抹𢫬

Pronunciation

Verb

抹殺

  1. to blot out; to erase; to discount (past efforts or achievements); to refuse to acknowledge; to obliterate

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抹 殺
まつ > まっ
Grade: S 		さつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
抹殺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

抹(まっ)殺(さつ) • (massatsu) 

  1. erasure
  2. denial
  3. killing

Verb

抹(まっ)殺(さつ)する • (massatsu suru) transitive suru (stem 抹(まっ)殺(さつ)し (massatsu shi), past 抹(まっ)殺(さつ)した (massatsu shita))

  1. to wipe out, to erase
    • 1949, 宮本百合子, 今日の日本の文化問題:
      日本(にほん)のスポーツは、戦争中全(せんそうちゅうまった)く日常生活(にちじょうせいかつ)から抹殺(まっさつ)されていた。
      Nihon no supōtsu wa, sensō-chū mattaku nichijō seikatsu kara massatsu sarete ita.
      During the war, sports were completely wiped out of everyday life in Japan.
  2. to deny
    • 1945, 太宰治, 惜別:
      もう僕(ぼく)はあの、科学救国論(かがくきゅうこくろん)は全部(ぜんぶ)、抹殺(まっさつ)します。
      Mō boku wa ano, kagaku kyūkoku ron wa zenbu, massatsu shimasu.
      These days I completely deny all of the arguments that science will save the nation.
  3. to kill

Conjugation

Conjugation of "抹殺する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 抹殺し まっさつし massatsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 抹殺し まっさつし massatsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 抹殺する まっさつする massatsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 抹殺する まっさつする massatsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 抹殺すれ まっさつすれ massatsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 抹殺せよ¹
抹殺しろ² 		まっさつせよ¹
まっさつしろ² 		massatsu seyo¹
massatsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 抹殺される まっさつされる massatsu sareru
Causative 抹殺させる
抹殺さす 		まっさつさせる
まっさつさす 		massatsu saseru
massatsu sasu
Potential 抹殺できる まっさつできる massatsu dekiru
Volitional 抹殺しよう まっさつしよう massatsu shiyō
Negative 抹殺しない まっさつしない massatsu shinai
Negative continuative 抹殺せず まっさつせず massatsu sezu
Formal 抹殺します まっさつします massatsu shimasu
Perfective 抹殺した まっさつした massatsu shita
Conjunctive 抹殺して まっさつして massatsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 抹殺すれば まっさつすれば massatsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
抹殺

Noun

抹殺 • (malsal) (hangeul 말살)

  1. hanja form? of 말살

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
抹殺

Verb

抹殺

  1. chữ Hán form of mạt sát
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