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殲滅せん滅 [sK] 殱滅 [sK]
せんめつ
1. [n,vs,vt]
▶ annihilation
▶ extermination
▶ (total) destruction
▶ wiping out

Conjugations


History:
8. A 2023-10-15 13:55:03  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
  Comments:
I think it's better with "total".
  Diff:
@@ -24 +24,2 @@
-<gloss>destruction</gloss>
+<gloss>(total) destruction</gloss>
+<gloss>wiping out</gloss>
7. A 2023-10-15 00:06:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2023-10-14 10:20:46  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://context.reverso.net/translation/japanese-english/殲滅

Glossed as "destroy" (14 examples, usually unadorned. just "destroy")
https://context.reverso.net/translation/japanese-english/殲滅#destroy

Glossed as "destruction" (2 examples)
https://context.reverso.net/translation/japanese-english/殲滅#destruction


daijs
https://kotobank.jp/word/殲滅-551337
(スル)すっかり滅ぼすこと。皆殺しにすること。

https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/殲滅
全てを滅ぼすこと。全てを死なすこと。皆殺しにすること。根こそぎにすること。
  Comments:
Both current glosses look like the elimination of people(I know annihilation can work both ways). The most natural gloss for 殲滅力 seems to be "destructive power". 

"to destroy" is actually more common than "to annihilate" or "to exterminate" on reverso.

Moved "annihilation" to the front.  It is better at capturing "things and people", and also seems more common as a gloss.

Had "(complete) destruction" or "(total) destruction". (or absolute, or complete & total).  I'm not sure any of that is necessary with the accompanying glosses.
  Diff:
@@ -21,0 +22 @@
+<gloss>annihilation</gloss>
@@ -23 +24 @@
-<gloss>annihilation</gloss>
+<gloss>destruction</gloss>
5. A* 2023-10-14 09:59:39  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
殲滅	310212	96.6%
せん滅	7523	2.3%
殱滅	3468	1.1%
  
This seems to actually be this term:
せん滅する	857	  
せん滅し	823	  
せん滅せよ	596	  
せん滅作戦	563
せん滅戦	216
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,4 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>せん滅</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
4. A 2022-09-03 09:26:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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