こそぎ
nekosogi

Noun
Adverb

1. uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots

その植物 しょくぶつ こそぎ きなさい。
sono shokubutsuo nekosogi hikinukinasai.
Pull the plant up by the roots.
Noun

2. eradicating; rooting out

Adverb

3. all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch

麻薬 まやく密売 みつばい こそぎ やさなければならない。
mayakuno mitsubaiwa nekosogi tayasanakereba naranai.
We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.
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