消

extinguish

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Readings

On readingショウ

Kun readingき.える、け.す

JōyōGrade 3

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Radicals and components

Radical水waterComponents

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · resemblance · spark · candle · small (小) · little (小) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 155

Compound words

消すけす

to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete

消えるきえる

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost

消しゴムけしゴム

eraser; rubber

消費しょうひ

consumption; expenditure; spending

消防しょうぼう

fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter

消化しょうか

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding; consumption

消毒しょうどく

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

消耗しょうもう

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

消極的しょうきょくてき

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

消防署しょうぼうしょ

fire station

打ち消すうちけす

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

打ち消しうちけし

negation; denial; negative

解消かいしょう

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

消火しょうか

extinguishing a fire; fire fighting

消去しょうきょ

erasure; deletion; elimination; clearing; elimination (of variables)

消極しょうきょく

passive; negative; conservative; depolarization; cathode

消息しょうそく

news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements

消滅しょうめつ

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination

抹消まっしょう

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

消印けしいん

postmark; (postal) cancellation mark

消灯しょうとう

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer; consumer (in a food chain)

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