消す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
2. to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
3. to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
4. to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
5. to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
Kanji used
Pitch accent
けす
Examples130
寝る
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
騒音
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
どんな
No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
消防士
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
私
I have orders to waste you.
テレビ
Oh, don't watch television.