根絶
- Word
- 根絶
- Reading
- こんぜつ
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- verb (irregular)
- Meaning
- eradication; extermination
- Example
貧困を根絶する努力が必要だ。 Efforts to eradicate poverty are necessary.
- Confused with
絶滅 - 絶滅 is for biological extinction; 根絶 is for abstract problems like poverty or crime.