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退治 (たいじ): extermination — Japanese vocabulary

退治 is read たいじ and means "extermination". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

退治

Reading
たいじ · taiji
Translation
extermination
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
たいじがたいじが

Example

彼はありを退治しようと思った。

かれはありをたいじしようとおもった。

He tried to get rid of the ants.

Kanji in this word

  • 退 — retreat, resign
  • 治 — govern, cure

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