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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

Words that use 消
WordReadingMeaningLevel
消えるきえるto vanish, to disappearN5
消すけすto erase, to delete, to turn off powerN5
消しゴムけしゴムeraserN4
消費しょうひconsumption, expenditureN3
消防しょうぼうfire fighting, fire departmentN3
打ち消すうちけすto deny, to negateN2
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More words that use 消
WordReadingMeaningLevel
消化しょうかdigestionN2
消極的しょうきょくてきpassiveN2
消毒しょうどくdisinfectionN2
消防署しょうぼうしょfire stationN2
消耗しょうもうexhaustion, consumptionN2
取り消すとりけすto cancelN2
打ち消しうちけし(gram) negation, denial, negativeN1
消去しょうきょelimination, erasingN1
消息しょうそくnews, letter, circumstancesN1

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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