消

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

き.えるけ.す

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:10

JLPT:N3

Frequency:345

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
解消	カイショウ	cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
消化	ショウカ	digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding; consumption; absorption; using up; meeting (e.g. a quota); completion; losing one's form and turning into something else
消火	ショウカ	extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
消火器	ショウカキ	fire extinguisher
消極	ショウキョク	passive; negative; conservative; depolarization; cathode

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
取り消す	とりけす	to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
消える	きえる	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); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps); to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink); to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear
消しゴム	けしゴム	eraser; rubber
消しゴム	けしごむ	eraser; rubber
消しゴム	ケシゴム	eraser; rubber

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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