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焼き尽くす
yakitsukusu
Description
「焼き尽くす」は、火が全部を燃やして、何も残らないようにすることです。
"焼き尽くす" means to burn everything completely so that nothing remains.
大きな火事や戦争など、強い場面でよく使われる言葉です。
It is a word often used in intense situations like large fires or wars.
Meanings
焼き尽くすyakitsukusu
to burn up completely, burn to nothing
火が村を焼き尽くした。
The fire burned down the entire village.
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Notes
- Word formation
焼く (to burn) + 尽くす (to do exhaustively / to the end).
- Nuance
stresses total destruction with nothing left, stronger than plain 焼く.
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