単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#832 most used

消す

けす0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to turn off

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Please turn off the television.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I forgot to turn off the TV before going to bed.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANINGS

2

to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

1

to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete

godan verb · transitive

3

to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out

godan verb · transitive

4

to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)

godan verb · transitive

5

to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle

godan verb · transitive

6

to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#832 most used

Written消す only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium