LingakuFrequency rank: 4,257. – 4,260.
- extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression
- making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachingsBuddhism
- curing illness
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; destruction; suppression
- making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings
- curing illness
This meaning refers to the act of completely removing or destroying unwanted entities, whether they are physical threats like pests or abstract ones like negative influences.
This meaning refers to the spiritual process of letting go of material desires to focus on religious or philosophical teachings.
He renounced worldly desires to concentrate on Buddhist teachings.
This meaning pertains to the act of healing or remedying a disease or ailment, suggesting a restoration to health.
Generated collocations (experimental)
がいちゅう害虫たいじ退治pest exterminationようかい妖怪たいじ退治demon exterminationたいじ退治をするto exterminateたいじ退治ほうほう方法extermination methodたいじ退治にせいこう成功するto succeed in exterminationあくとう悪党たいじ退治bandit eliminationたいじ退治やく薬extermination medicineくつう苦痛をたいじ退治するto cure painぼんのう煩悩をたいじ退治するto suppress worldly desiresびょうき病気たいじ退治illness eradicationたいじ退治したあと後after exterminationたいじ退治をいらい依頼するto request extermination
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He tried to devise a plan for getting rid of termites.
He says he must get rid of the mice that are in the attic.
There's a huge spider in the room! Quick, exterminate it!