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消 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
8Elementary year 3 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
ショウ
Kun
き(える)・け(す)
Meaning
extinguish, disappear

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 (water) + 肖 (phonetic 'shō'). Water slowly getting less and 'disappearing'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショウ消滅・消極的・費消
きえる消える・立ち消え
けす消す・消しゴム

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 消火しょうか

    fire extinguishing

  • 消しゴムけしゴム

    eraser

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

でんきを 消して ねます。

I turn off the light and go to sleep.

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