Meaning
退治 (たいじ, taiji) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “extermination”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 10
ゴキブリを退治した
The cockroach was gotten rid of.
平維茂の鬼退治を描く。
It depicts the onitaiji (ogre extermination) of TAIRA no Koreshige.
しかも初陣があのドラゴン退治！
What's more our first battle is to defeat that dragon!
彼はありを退治しようと思った。
He tried to get rid of the ants.
われわれは彼の家のねずみを退治した。
We got rid of the mice in his house.
この薬はごきぶりを退治するのに効果的だ。
This poison is very effective in getting rid of roaches.
彼はシロアリを退治する計画を考案しようとした。
He tried to devise a plan for getting rid of termites.
大きな蜘蛛が部屋にいるの！早く退治してちょうだい！
There's a huge spider in the room! Quick, exterminate it!
屋根裏部屋のネズミを退治しなくてはと彼はいっている。
He says he must get rid of the mice that are in the attic.
頼政が鵺退治の前にここで祈願し、見事退治した礼といって矢尻を奉納したという。
It is said that Yorimasa prayed here before killing the Nue, and devoted the arrowhead there as token of his thanks for his successful killing of it.