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ぜんめつ

nounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するtransitive verbintransitive verb

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Meanings

  • total destruction, complete destruction, annihilation, being wiped out
  • total defeat, complete failure

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Example sentences

てき部隊ぶたい全滅ぜんめつした

The enemy unit was completely wiped out.

そのたたかいでぐん全滅ぜんめつ寸前すんぜんまでまれた。

In that battle, our army was driven to the brink of total annihilation.

害虫がいちゅう全滅ぜんめつさせるために強力きょうりょく農薬のうやく使つかわれた。

Powerful pesticides were used to completely eradicate the pests.

かれらのチームは試合しあい全滅ぜんめつ一点いってんれなかった。

Their team suffered total defeat in the match and couldn't score a single point.

この地域ちいき固有種こゆうしゅ外来種がいらいしゅ侵入しんにゅうによって全滅ぜんめつするおそれがあると専門家せんもんか警告けいこくしている。

Experts are warning that the endemic species of this region are at risk of complete annihilation due to the invasion of non-native species.