Jiten

消 Kanji meaning "extinguish, blow out, turn off"

Jiten frequency #232JLPT N3Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 12RTKKLC Volume 6TMW Student10 strokes

Meanings

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

On'yomi

ショウ

Kun'yomi

き.えるけ.す

Composed of

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Reading usage

消(しょう)滅(めつ)extinction#4570解(かい)消(しょう)cancellation#4712消(しょう)費(ひ)consumption#5405消(しょう)耗(もう)exhaustion#6038消(しょう)化(か)digestion (of food)#8079消(しょう)失(しつ)disappearance#8724消(しょう)去(きょ)erasure#10363消(しょう)毒(どく)disinfection#11873消(しょう)極(きょく)的(てき)negative#14892消(しょう)息(そく)news (from someone)#15561

Most common words using this kanji

消(き)えるto disappear#428消(け)すto erase#908姿(すがた)を消(け)すto disappear#3312消(しょう)滅(めつ)extinction#4570解(かい)消(しょう)cancellation#4712消(しょう)費(ひ)consumption#5405消(しょう)耗(もう)exhaustion#6038消(き)え去(さ)るto disappear#6342消(け)し去(さ)るto get rid of#7566消(しょう)化(か)digestion (of food)#8079消(しょう)失(しつ)disappearance#8724かき消(け)すto erase#8798取(と)り消(け)すto cancel#9054打(う)ち消(け)すto deny#9289消(しょう)去(きょ)erasure#10363消(き)え失(う)せるto disappear#11701消(しょう)毒(どく)disinfection#11873消(き)えてなくなるto die out#12874消(き)え入(い)るto vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice)#13155消(け)し飛(と)ぶto scatter away#14801