KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小310 strokesRadical 水#345 in newspapers
消 · extinguish, blow out
消 is a kanji meaning extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ショウshō
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- きえるkieru
- けすkesu
Practise the N3 kanji
In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 消 · 15 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 消えるきえる | きえる | to vanish, to disappear | N5 |
| 消すけす | けす | to erase, to delete, to turn off power | N5 |
| 消しゴムけしゴム | けしゴム | eraser | N4 |
| 消費しょうひ | しょうひ | consumption, expenditure | N3 |
| 消防しょうぼう | しょうぼう | fire fighting, fire department | N3 |
| 打ち消すうちけす | うちけす | to deny, to negate | N2 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 消化しょうか | しょうか | digestion | N2 |
| 消極的しょうきょくてき | しょうきょくてき | passive | N2 |
| 消毒しょうどく | しょうどく | disinfection | N2 |
| 消防署しょうぼうしょ | しょうぼうしょ | fire station | N2 |
| 消耗しょうもう | しょうもう | exhaustion, consumption | N2 |
| 取り消すとりけす | とりけす | to cancel | N2 |
| 打ち消しうちけし | うちけし | (gram) negation, denial, negative | N1 |
| 消去しょうきょ | しょうきょ | elimination, erasing | N1 |
| 消息しょうそく | しょうそく | news, letter, circumstances | N1 |
Example sentence
雪は消えた。
ゆきはきえた
The snow has disappeared.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #141968 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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