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消(け)す
Rank #836

Meanings

  • Godan verb with 'su' ending, 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
  • Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb, colloquial
    6. to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out

Readings

消す
(94%)
けす
(5%)
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