JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 消: "extinguish, blow out, turn off"
The kanji 消 means "extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ショウ in on'yomi and き.える, け.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
き.えるけ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 345 of 2,501 |
Common words with 消
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 消えるto disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away · to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
- 消すto erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out · to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
- 姿を消すdisparaître, s'évanouir
- 消滅extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing · annihilation
- 消費consumption; expenditure; spending
- 解消cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
- 消耗exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation
- 消え去るto disappear; to vanish
- 打ち消すto deny; to contradict · to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
- 消化digestion (of food) · digestion (of information); assimilation; thorough understanding
- 消失disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away
- 消し去るto get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate
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