How to say "expulsion" in Japanese
- 駆逐くちくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers expulsion as forceful driving out or driving away, close to extermination; used of enemies, invaders or pests being driven from a place, rather than formal dismissal from a school or organization.
- 破門はもんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbExpulsion of a pupil or disciple by a master, school or sect, cutting them off from their teacher; think of a dojo or religious group, not an ordinary school.
- 放逐ほうちくnoun, suru verb, transitive verbExpulsion as ousting or ejection, often banishing someone from a position, group or land; a forceful casting-out of a person, as when a leader is ousted or dismissed.
- 除名じょめいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbExpulsion in the formal, administrative sense: a person's name is struck off a membership list, so they are removed from a party, association or similar body; also used for excommunication.彼はその会から除名された。↗He was excluded from the society.
- 排斥はいせきnoun, suru verb, transitive verbReally rejection, ostracism or boycott: pushing a person or group out and shunning them. Its 'expulsion' sense is marginal; for actual expulsion from an organization another word is usually the right choice.
Choose by how the expelling happens: 駆逐 for forceful driving out, 破門 for casting out a pupil, 放逐 for ousting or dismissing someone, 除名 for formal removal from membership, and 排斥 for social rejection rather than expulsion.
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