Keyword
extinguish
- blow out
- turn off
- neutralize
- cancel
- Frequency
- #345
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 155
Readings
ショウ69%
け29%
き3%
Mnemonic
Water drops, worthy of a hero, are poured on a campfire, and the flames hiss as the helpers extinguish it.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
消費者
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer; consumer (in a food chain)
Noun
消す
to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); …
Godan verb
消える
to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen); to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); …
Ichidan verb
消化
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding; consumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion
Noun