Japanese symbol for “eradication”
撲滅
ぼくめつ
Romaji: bokumetsu
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
In Japanese, eradication is 撲滅, read ぼくめつ (bokumetsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eradication”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 根絶 | こんぜつ konzetsu | eradication; extermination; rooting out |
| 退治 | たいじ taiji | extermination; elimination; eradication |
| 一掃 | いっそう issou | clean sweep; purging; doing away with |
| 駆除 | くじょ kujo | extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil) |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | eradication; stamping out; wiping out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相撲 | すもう sumou | sumo (wrestling) |
| 打撲 | だぼく daboku | blow; hit (on the body); beating |
| 大相撲 | おおずもう oozumou | professional sumo wrestling |
| 撲殺 | ぼくさつ bokusatsu | beat to death |
| 腕相撲 | うでずもう udezumou | arm wrestling |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 破滅 | はめつ hametsu | ruin; destruction; fall |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | extinction; extermination |
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.