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)
simp. (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
まつ > まっ
Grade: S
さつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
抹殺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(まっ)(さつ) (massatsu

  1. erasure
  2. denial
  3. killing

Verb

(まっ)(さつ)する (massatsu surutransitive suru (stem (まっ)(さつ) (massatsu shi), past (まっ)(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)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(ぼく)はあの、科学救国論(かがくきゅうこくろん)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

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

Noun

抹殺 (malsal) (hangeul 말살)

  1. hanja form? of 말살

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

抹殺

  1. chữ Hán form of mạt sát.