Japanese symbol for “eradicating”
払拭
ふっしょく
Romaji: fusshoku
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
In Japanese, eradicating is 払拭, read ふっしょく (fusshoku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
Written forms: 払拭、払しょく. Readings: ふっしょく、ふっしき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eradicating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 討滅 | とうめつ toumetsu | destroying; annihilating; eradicating |
| 根こそぎ | ねこそぎ nekosogi | eradicating; rooting out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
| 払い | はらい harai | payment; bill; account |
| 払う | はらう harau | to pay (e.g. money, bill) |
| 前払い | まえばらい maebarai | payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment |
| 拭く | ふく fuku | to wipe; to dry |
| 拭き | ふき fuki | cleaner; wiper; eraser |
| 拭う | ぬぐう nuguu | to wipe; to mop up |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.