抹殺

Reading

Kana: まっさつ

Romaji: massatsu

Definition

noun

vs

1

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

Kanji

抹

Reading: マツ

Meanings: rub, paint, erase

殺

Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ

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

Example Sentence

なぜその政治家(せいじか)は大(だい)多数(たすう)の意見(いけん)を抹殺(まっさつ)しようとするのか。

➥Why does the politician try to kill off the opinions of the majority?