EntryCommonWaniKani 55
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; disposal; purging

    なぜその政治家は大多数の意見を抹殺しようとするのか。
    Why is the politician trying to kill off the opinions of the majority?
  2. denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; disregard; dismissal

  3. erasure (of writing); rubbing out; scrubbing out

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rub, paint, erase

On
マツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2006 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 55

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (28)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.9The Kanji Dictionary
5509.0Four corner code
1364deroo
62b9Unicode hex code
1-43-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1870Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2112New Nelson (John Haig)
313New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
370Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
233Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
277Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
644Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
694Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2043A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
11926Morohashi
1836A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1914Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2090Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1344Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1187Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1471Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
884Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
651Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo3, ma1, mo4Pinyin reading
malKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
55WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Kun
ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める
On
サツサイセツ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
581 of 2500
Radical
weapon
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4a6.35The Kanji Dictionary
4794.7Four corner code
2968deroo
6bbaUnicode hex code
1-27-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2454Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2994New Nelson (John Haig)
1324New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
889Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1208Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1493Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1607Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
546A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1138Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
419Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16629Morohashi
488A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614sakade
657Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
515henshall3
545Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470crowley
610Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1140Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1507Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sha1, shai4Pinyin reading
sal, soeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level