JMdict: 1350110
消す 【けす】
- [v5s,vt] to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
- [v5s,vt] to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
- [v5s,vt] to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
- [v5s,vt] to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
- [v5s,vt] to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
- [v5s,vt] to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
---|---|---|---|
消 | Extinguish, Blow Out, Turn Off, Neutralize, Cancel | ショウ | き.える, け.す |
Words often seen with this one: (experimental feature)
こと (37), 電気 (36), 火 (31), その (28), この (25), 記憶 (20), ため (17), 事 (17), ために (15), 気配 (15), 人 (14), 方法 (13), 自分 (12), まで (11), つもり (10), 力 (10)