駆除|くじょkujo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbextermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 駆除する（くじょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 駆除します（くじょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 駆除しない（くじょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 駆除しません（くじょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 駆除せず・駆除せぬ（くじょせず・くじょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 駆除した（くじょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 駆除しました（くじょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 駆除しなかった（くじょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 駆除しませんでした（くじょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 駆除して（くじょして） |
| Potential | 駆除できる（くじょできる） |
| Passive | 駆除される（くじょされる） |
| Causative | 駆除させる（くじょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 駆除させられる（くじょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 駆除すれば（くじょすれば） |
| tara | 駆除したら（くじょしたら） |
| Volitional | 駆除しよう（くじょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 駆除しましょう（くじょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 駆除しろ（くじょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym駆逐くちくNeutralDriving out or expelling, as in 「劣悪品を駆逐」; the emphasis is on chasing something away, not necessarily killing it.
- Synonym根絶こんぜつNeutralEradication — cutting something off at the root, as in 「天然痘の根絶」; stresses complete, permanent elimination.
- Synonym撲滅ぼくめつNeutralStamping out social ills, as in 「暴力撲滅」; the target is usually an abstract evil rather than a physical pest.
- Synonym退治たいじNeutralSlaying or wiping out pests and monsters, as in 「鬼退治」; has a folk-tale flavor and is common in colloquial speech.
- Synonym殲滅せんめつNeutralAnnihilation — wiping out the enemy entirely; military in flavor and extremely strong in tone.
- Synonym根絶やしねだやしNeutralA native Japanese word for pulling something up by the roots, eradicating it once and for all; stresses thoroughness.
- Related撃滅げきめつNeutralCrushing or annihilating enemy forces; a military term.
- Antonym保護ほごNeutralAntonym: protecting animals or nature; stands opposite to 「駆除」, which gets rid of them by killing them or chasing them off.
Use 「駆除」 for getting rid of pests and vermin, whether by killing them or driving them away, as in 「害虫駆除」 or 「ゴキブリの駆除」. For social evils pick 「撲滅」, for total eradication 「根絶」, and 「退治」 in colloquial speech. The antonym is 「保護」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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