消

meaningextinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

On'yomi
ショウ
Kun'yomi
き.える、け.す
Strokes
10
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#345 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

消
  • 消費しょうひconsumption
  • 消費者しょうひしゃconsumer
  • 消費税しょうひぜいconsumption tax
  • 解消かいしょうcancellation
  • 消極的しょうきょくてきnegative
  • 消防しょうぼうfire fighting
  • 消印けしいんpostmark
  • 取り消しとりけしcancellation

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