Moto 消: Extinguish; Blow Out; Turn OffKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- き(える)、け(す)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 344 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ショウ)
- 消費しょうひconsumption; expenditure
- 消費税しょうひぜいconsumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
- 消費者しょうひしゃconsumer
- 解消かいしょうcancellation; liquidation
- 消極的しょうきょくてきnegative; passive
- 消防しょうぼうfire fighting
- 消息筋しょうそくすじinformed circles
- 消滅しょうめつextinction; extinguishment
- 消息しょうそくnews (from somebody); letter
- 消化しょうかdigestion (of food)
- 消極しょうきょくpassive; negative
- 消火しょうかfire fighting; extinguishing a fire
- 消費財しょうひざいconsumer goods
- 消毒しょうどくdisinfection; sterilization
- 消防庁しょうぼうちょうFire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
- 消化器しょうかきdigestive organs
- 消耗しょうもうexhaustion; consumption
- 意気消沈いきしょうちんdepressed in spirits; dispirited
- 抹消まっしょうerasure; striking off
- 消去しょうきょelimination; erasure
- 消失しょうしつdisappearance; vanishing
- 消火器しょうかきfire extinguisher
- 消灯しょうとうputting out the light; switching off the light
- 消耗品しょうもうひんconsumable goods
- 消臭剤しょうしゅうざいdeodorant; deodorizer
- 消長しょうちょうprosperity and decay; prosperity and decline
- 消防士しょうぼうしfirefighter; fireman
- 消防署しょうぼうしょfire station
- 消防車しょうぼうしゃfire engine; fire truck
- 消音しょうおんsilencing (e.g. machine); muffling
- 費消ひしょうspending; consumption
- 雲散霧消うんさんむしょうvanishing like mist
- アルコール消毒アルコールしょうどくalcohol disinfection; disinfection with alcohol
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 取り消しとりけしcancellation; withdrawal
- 消しゴムけしゴムeraser; rubber
- 取り消すとりけすto cancel; to withdraw
- 帳消しちょうけしwriting off (a debt); cancellation
- 立ち消えたちぎえgoing out (before burning completely); dying out
- 取消しとりけしcancellation; withdrawal
- 打ち消しうちけしnegation; denial
- 打ち消すうちけすto deny; to contradict
- 消えるきえるto go out; to vanish
- 消え入るきえいるto vanish
- 消え去るきえさるto disappear; to vanish
- 消し去るけしさるto get rid of; to erase
- 消し止めるけしとめるto put out; to extinguish
- 消すけすto erase; to delete
- 火消しひけしextinguishing a fire
- おっ魂消るおったまげるto be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
- かき消えるかききえるto disappear; to vanish into thin air
- かき消すかきけすto erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice)
- つや消しつやけしfrosted (glass); matted
- つや消しガラスつやけしガラスfrosted glass
- もみ消しもみけしhush-up; cover-up
- もみ消すもみけすto stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out
Other readings
- 消印けしいんpostmark; (postal) cancellation mark
- 打消しうちけしnegation; denial
- 打消すうちけすto deny; to contradict
- こと消費ことしょうひんconsumption of services (as opposed to goods)
- もの消費ものしょうひんconsumption of goods (as opposed to services)
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