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退治: extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

退治(たいじ)

たいじ

extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out

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Reading: たいじ
Romaji: taiji
Meaning: extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out
Word type: noun

FuriganaEnglish

行政(ぎょうせい)は森林(しんりん)を荒(あ)らす害獣(がいじゅう)の退治(たいじ)に乗(の)り出(だ)した。
The authorities launched efforts to eradicate the wild animals damaging the forest.
勇者(ゆうしゃ)は村(むら)を苦(くる)しめる鬼(おに)を退治(たいじ

)

した。

The hero vanquished the demon that was tormenting the village.

自治体(じちたい)は河川(かせん)を汚染(おせん)する外来種(がいらいしゅ)の退治(たいじ)を急(いそ)いでいる。

The local government is hastening the eradication of invasive species that pollute the river.

害虫退治(がいちゅうたいじ)には、農薬の使(うやくのつか)い方(かた)にも細心(さいしん)の注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Eradicating pests requires meticulous attention to how pesticides are used.