KANJI
消
extinguish
erase, disappear, vanish, put out, turn off
Kun'yomi
きけ
On'yomi
しょう
Kun'yomi
電気を消して寝た。
I turned off the lights and went to sleep.
火を消すのが難しかった。
It was difficult to put out the fire.
On'yomi
消費税が上がった。
The consumption tax went up.
消防士が火事を止めた。
The firefighter stopped the fire.
Practice exercises
1
消
Answer
きえけしょうき
2
消
Answer
extinguishdisappearvanishput out
3
消す
to erase, to turn off, to put out
Answer
けす
4
消化
digestion, extinguishing
Answer
しょうか
5
消費
consumption, spending
Answer
しょうひ
6
消失
disappearance, vanishing
Answer
しょうしつ