駆逐|くちくkuchiku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexpulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 駆逐する（くちくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 駆逐します（くちくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 駆逐しない（くちくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 駆逐しません（くちくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 駆逐せず・駆逐せぬ（くちくせず・くちくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 駆逐した（くちくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 駆逐しました（くちくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 駆逐しなかった（くちくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 駆逐しませんでした（くちくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 駆逐して（くちくして） |
| Potential | 駆逐できる（くちくできる） |
| Passive | 駆逐される（くちくされる） |
| Causative | 駆逐させる（くちくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 駆逐させられる（くちくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 駆逐すれば（くちくすれば） |
| tara | 駆逐したら（くちくしたら） |
| Volitional | 駆逐しよう（くちくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 駆逐しましょう（くちくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 駆逐しろ（くちくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym放逐ほうちくWrittenWritten word for banishing or exiling someone from a group or country. 「駆逐」 stresses chasing off or squeezing out a rival.
- Synonym駆除くじょNeutralUsed for exterminating pests, vermin and invasive species, as in 「害虫駆除」; its targets are mostly harmful organisms.
- Synonym排除はいじょNeutralFor excluding or removing obstacles, possibilities and the like, as in 「可能性を排除する」 — its focus is clearing away what is not needed.
- Synonym一掃いっそうNeutralA clean sweep — clearing something away thoroughly in one go, as in 「不安を一掃する」. 「駆逐」 stresses driving the thing off.
- Synonym根絶こんぜつNeutralEradication at the root — cutting something off completely so it cannot return, as in 「病気を根絶する」. 「駆逐」 centers on driving it away rather than rooting it out.
- Synonym撲滅ぼくめつNeutralThorough elimination of harmful things — violence, crime, pests, pathogens — as in 「暴力撲滅」. 「駆逐」 centers on driving them off and does not demand wiping them out.
- Synonym退治たいじNeutralEveryday word for exterminating pests or monsters, as in 「ゴキブリ退治」; more at home in daily talk than 「駆逐」.
- Synonym撃退げきたいNeutralRepelling an attacking enemy — beating back the assault without necessarily destroying them. 「駆逐」 is about driving off or squeezing out.
- Synonym追い出すおいだすNeutralThe everyday verb of choice for driving someone out, as in 「家から追い出す」. 「駆逐」 is the more written, formal word.
- Synonym撃滅げきめつWrittenWritten military term for crushing or annihilating enemy forces; the aim is destruction, not driving them off as with 「駆逐」.
- Synonym殲滅せんめつWrittenWritten word for total annihilation — the strongest of these terms, leaving no one alive. 「駆逐」 means driving off or clearing away, not killing every last one.
- Related追い立てるおいたてるNeutralVerb for driving someone on or pressing them to leave, as in 「借家人を追い立てる」; the focus is on hustling them along.
- Related追い払うおいはらうNeutralEveryday verb for shooing something away, as in 「ハエを追い払う」. 「駆逐」 is the more written, formal choice.
- RelatedのけるWrittenWritten verb for repelling an enemy or rejecting a demand, as in 「要求を退ける」. 「駆逐」 carries no sense of refusal.
- Related排斥はいせきWrittenWritten word for rejecting or boycotting — shunning by a group, as in 「排斥運動」. 「駆逐」 is about driving the target off.
- Related追い立ておいたてNeutralNoun for forcibly driving people or animals out of a place, or pressing them to vacate. 「駆逐」 is the more written, formal term.
- Related抹殺まっさつWrittenWritten: wiping out entirely — erasing records, denying existence, even killing, as in 「証人を抹殺する」. 「駆逐」 is about driving off or clearing out, not killing a person.
- Related追い散らすおいちらすNeutralVerb for scattering a crowd — chasing until they flee in all directions, as in 「野次馬を追い散らす」.
- Related叩き出すたたきだすCasualColloquial verb for forcibly kicking someone out, with a rough, violent edge. 「駆逐」 is more written and lacks that roughness.
- Related追いやるおいやるNeutralVerb for driving someone to the edge or into a plight, as in 「辞職に追いやる」. 「駆逐」 has no sense of forcing someone into hardship.
- Related追っ払うおっぱらうCasualColloquial slurring of 「追い払う」, casual and a bit brusque, for shooing people or animals off. Use 「追い払う」 to sound politer; 「駆逐」 is written, not interchangeable.
- Related放り出すほうりだすNeutralVerb for throwing something out or dumping it and walking away — the stress is on abandonment. 「駆逐」 is about driving the other party off.
- Related打ち払ううちはらうNeutralVerb for brushing away or beating back, as in 「火の粉を打ち払う」. 「駆逐」 stresses driving off or squeezing out a rival.
- Related追い出しおいだしNeutralNoun for throwing someone out; also the closing drum at the theatre or sumo. 「駆逐」 means ousting rivals or clearing pests, so the two are not freely swapped.
- Antonym温存おんぞんNeutralAntonym: keeping something safe in reserve, unused — the opposite of driving it off or destroying it.
- Antonym保護ほごNeutralAntonym: protecting something from harm or removal, as in 「動物保護」 — the direct opposite of 「駆逐」.
Use 「駆逐」 for driving off or squeezing out a rival or something already there, as in 「悪貨は良貨を駆逐する」. For banishment say 「放逐」, for pests 「駆除」, for repelling an attack 「撃退」, and in everyday speech 「追い出す」. The opposite is 「保護」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 追い払うこと。
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