Vocabulary

What does 掃討 (そうとう, soutou) mean?

掃討 (そうとう, soutou) means cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up.

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Readingそうとう
Romajisoutou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
そうとう
soutou

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

Also written: 掃蕩、掃盪、剿討

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