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    3. 粛清

    粛清

    粛しゅく清せい

    (political) purge

    KMT9News #28+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab22 strokes

    しゅくせい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    (political) purge

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    彼かれは政せい治じ的てきな粛しゅく清せいの対たい象しょうとなりました。

    He became a target of political purge.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    独どく裁さい政せい権けんは反はん対たい派はを粛しゅく清せいしました。

    The dictatorial regime purged the opposition.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    その国くにの指し導どう者しゃは、政せい敵てきを粛しゅく清せいすることで権けん力りょくを強きょう化かしました。

    The leader of that country strengthened his power by purging political rivals.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    粛しゅく清せいは、組そ織しき内ないの異い論ろんを排はい除じょする手しゅ段だんとして用もちいられることがあります。

    Purges are sometimes used as a means to eliminate dissent within an organization.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの国くにで権けん力りょく闘とう争そうの末すえに大だい規き模ぼな粛しゅく清せいが行おこなわれてきました。

    Historically, large-scale purges have been carried out in many countries after power struggles.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    粛
    つつし.む…(2)
    solemn・quietly・softly
    清
    きよ.い・きよ.まる・きよ.める…(10)
    pure・purify・cleanse・exorcise・Manchu dynasty
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