根刮ぎ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
根 刮
ね
Grade: 3 		こそ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
根こそぎ

Etymology

Compound of 根 (ne, “root”) +‎ 刮ぐ (kosogu, “erase”) nominalized.

Noun

根(ね)刮(こそ)ぎ • (nekosogi) 

  1. eradication

Synonyms

Adverb

根(ね)刮(こそ)ぎ • (nekosogi) 

  1. completely; entirely; thoroughly (destroyed, stolen, eliminated, etc.)

References

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