麻薬の密売は根こそぎ絶やさなければならない。

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麻薬 の 密売 は 根こそぎ 絶やさなければならない 。

English Translation

We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.

Furigana

麻薬(まやく)の密売(みつばい)は根(ね)こそぎ絶(た)やさなければならない。

Romanji

Mayaku no mitsubai wa nekosogi tayasanakerebanaranai.

Words

麻薬 (まやく)

narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

密売 (みつばい)

smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

根刮ぎ (ねこそぎ)

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

絶やす (たやす)

to exterminate; to eradicate; to let (fire) go out

Kanji

麻

Readings: マ、 マア、 あさ

Meanings: hemp, flax, numb

薬

Readings: ヤク、 くすり

Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit

密

Readings: ミツ、 ひそ.か

Meanings: secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness

売

Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる

Meaning: sell

根

Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね

Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)

絶

Readings: ゼツ、 た.える、 た.やす、 た.つ

Meanings: discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress