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    3. 抹殺

    抹殺

    抹まっ殺さつ

    erasure

    KMT10News #41+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    まっさつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    erasure, obliteration
    2.
    denial, ignoring (an opinion)

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    彼かれの意い見けんは抹まっ殺さつされた。

    His opinion was ignored.

    KMT8Daily LifePolitics & Law
    歴れき史しの真しん実じつを抹まっ殺さつすることは許ゆるされない。

    Erasing historical truth is unforgivable.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law
    彼かれは、自じ分ぶんの過か去こを抹まっ殺さつしようと必ひっ死しだったが、それは不ふ可か能のうだった。

    He desperately tried to erase his past, but it was impossible.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    その政せい党とうは、反はん対たい意い見けんを抹まっ殺さつしようとしたとして非ひ難なんされた。

    The political party was criticized for trying to suppress opposing opinions.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    独どく裁さい者しゃは、自みずからの過あやまちに関かんする記き録ろくを抹まっ殺さつした。

    The dictator obliterated records concerning his own mistakes.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    抹
    rub・paint・erase
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
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