消 — kanji meaning “extinguish”
消
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
- Meanings
- extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- き.える、け.す
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #345 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- xiāo — Chinese character page
Words with 消
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 取り消し | とりけし torikeshi | cancellation; withdrawal; abolition |
| 消す | けす kesu | to erase; to rub out; to rub off |
| 消火 | しょうか shouka | extinguishing a fire; fire fighting |
| 消毒 | しょうどく shoudoku | disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation |
| 消耗 | しょうもう shoumou | exhaustion; consumption; using up |
| 消息 | しょうそく shousoku | news (from someone); letter; contact |
| 消しゴム | けしゴム keshigomu | eraser; rubber |
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