- 1. [n, adv] uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots
- 2. [n] eradicating; rooting out — as 〜にする
- 3. [adv] all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch
Kanji in this word
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根
root, radical, head (pimple)On: コン (kon)Kun: ね (ne)、 -ね (-ne)
Example Sentences
その植物を根こそぎ引き抜きなさい。
sono shokubutsu wo ne kosogi hikinuki nasai .
Pull the plant up by the roots.
麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。
mayaku no mitsubai ha ne kosogi taya sanakerebanaranai .
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.