Word Meaning 根こそぎ

ねこそぎ nekosogi

根こそぎ is read as ねこそぎ (nekosogi) and means eradicating.

Meaning

English

  1. eradicating
  2. rooting out
  3. uprooting
  4. pulling up (a plant) by the roots
  5. all (destroyed, stolen, etc.)
  6. completely
  7. entirely
  8. thoroughly

Reading

Kana

ねこそぎ

Romaji

nekosogi

Writing Variants

  • 根刮ぎ ねこそぎ nekosogi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

根接ぎ

ねつぎ

root grafting

根本

こんぽん

foundation

根回し

ねまわし

digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

(fishing) reef

根性

こんじょう

character

根っ子

ねっこ

root (of a plant)

根気

こんき

patience

根ざす

ねざす

to come from

根治

こんじ

complete cure

根強い

ねづよい

firmly rooted

根本的

こんぽんてき

fundamental

根底

こんてい

root

Example Sentences

2

If you're going to pull weeds, pull them out by the roots.

We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.