Vocabulary

What does 退治 (たいじ, taiji) mean?

退治 (たいじ, taiji) means extermination, subjugation.

Quick facts
Reading	たいじ
Romaji	taiji
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

退治たいじ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontaiji

extermination, subjugation

1noun · suru verb · transitive extermination; elimination; eradication
2noun · suru verb · transitive renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings)
3noun · suru verb · transitive curing (an illness)

Example sentences

農薬(のうやく)を使(つか)って害虫(がいちゅう)を退治(たいじ)する。
Pesticides are used to eliminate harmful insects.
昔話(むかしばなし)には鬼(おに)を退治(たいじ)する話(はなし)が多(おお)い。
Many folktales are about defeating ogres.

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