“Wiping out” in Japanese
Short answer
Wiping out in Japanese is “払拭” (fusshoku). Full meaning: wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling.
Other ways to say “Wiping out” in Japanese
掃滅
soumetsu wiping out, annihilation
剿滅
soumetsu wiping out, annihilation
殲滅
senmetsu annihilation, extermination, (total) destruction, wiping out
払しょく
fusshoku wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling
ふっしょく
fusshoku wiping out, sweeping away, eradicating, dispelling
絶滅
zetsumetsu extinction, extermination; eradication, stamping out, wiping out
退治
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)
殱滅
senmetsu annihilation, extermination, (total) destruction, wiping out
せん滅
senmetsu annihilation, extermination, (total) destruction, wiping out
帳消し
choukeshi writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out
絶めつ
zetsumetsu extinction, extermination; eradication, stamping out, wiping out
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