“Extermination” in Japanese
Short answer
Extermination in Japanese is “退治” (taiji). Full meaning: extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness).
Other ways to say “Extermination” in Japanese
駆除
kujo extermination (of pests), eradication, stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
殲滅
senmetsu annihilation, extermination, (total) destruction, wiping out
絶滅
zetsumetsu extinction, extermination; eradication, stamping out, wiping out
根絶
konzetsu eradication, extermination, rooting out, stamping out, getting rid of
撲滅
bokumetsu eradication, extermination, destruction, suppression
鏖殺
ousatsu massacre, extermination
防除
boujo prevention (of plant disease and insect damage), (pest) control, extermination (of harmful insects); protection (against natural disasters)
撃滅
gekimetsu destruction, annihilation, extermination
対治
taiji extermination, elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression, subjugation, getting rid of, stamping out, wiping out, rooting out; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
駆逐
kuchiku expulsion, driving out, driving away, extermination
殱滅
senmetsu annihilation, extermination, (total) destruction, wiping out
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