Word details
消す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 消す.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Examples
寝る前に電気を消してください。
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
3
to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
Examples
消防士たちはすばやく火事を消した。
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
4
to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
Examples
どんな言葉も彼女の深い悲しみを消す事はできない。
No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
5
to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
Examples
騒音に消されて私の声は人に届かなかった。
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
6
Colloquial
to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out
Examples
私はお前を消せと命令されている。
I have orders to waste you.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
消
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
10 strokesFrequency 345JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ショウ
Kun
き.えるけ.す
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