消 Kanji – extinguish
The Japanese kanji 消 can mean extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel.
Meaning and Readings
How is 消 read?
消 has the onyomi reading ショウ and the kunyomi readings きえる, けす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, kieru, kesu.
Common Japanese Words Using 消
These common Japanese words contain 消. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 解消（かいしょう） — cancellation, liquidation, resolution, reduction (e.g. of stress)
- 取り消す（とりけす） — to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.), to revoke
- 消える（きえる） — to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost
- 消しゴム（けしゴム） — eraser, rubber
- 消す（けす） — to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete
- 消化（しょうか） — digestion (of food)
- 消火（しょうか） — extinguishing a fire, fire fighting
- 消火器（しょうかき） — fire extinguisher
- 消去（しょうきょ） — erasure, deletion, elimination, clearing
- 消極（しょうきょく） — passive, negative, conservative