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    3. 撲滅

    撲滅

    撲ぼく滅めつ

    eradication

    KMT8News #18+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ぼくめつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    eradication, extermination, destruction, suppression

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    Speed1.0x

    貧ひん困こんの撲ぼく滅めつは、世せ界かい的てきな課こだ題いだ。

    The eradication of poverty is a global challenge.

    KMT7Politics & LawDaily Life
    政せい府ふは犯はん罪ざい撲ぼく滅めつのために、新あらたな法ほう律りつを制せい定ていした。

    The government enacted new laws for the eradication of crime.

    KMT8Politics & LawDaily Life
    汚お職しょくの撲ぼく滅めつは、健けん全ぜんな民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎを維い持じするために重じゅう要ようだ。

    The eradication of corruption is important for maintaining a healthy democracy.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    科か学がく者しゃたちは、特とく定ていの病びょう気きの撲ぼく滅めつを目め指ざして研けん究きゅうを続つづけている。

    Scientists are continuing their research with the aim of eradicating specific diseases.

    KMT8Science & MathMedicine & Health
    疫えき病びょうの撲ぼく滅めつには、国こく際さい的てきな協きょう力りょくと長ちょう期き的てきな戦せん略りゃくが不ふ可か欠けつである。

    International cooperation and long-term strategies are essential for the eradication of epidemics.

    KMT9Politics & LawMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    撲
    slap・strike・hit・beat・tell…(1)
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
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