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殲

殲: annihilate

annihilate; wipe out
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Readings

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Seen almost only in 殲滅 (annihilation), common in military and fantasy writing.

Key words

殲滅せんめつannihilation; wiping out

Example sentences

The Demon Lord's army intends to wipe out the village on the border.

The order of knights, commanded to annihilate the enemy army, set out at dawn.

The heroes wiped out every last goblin in the cave.

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