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Dictionary: “消える”

消える

きえる

to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost

Example sentence

A lot of insects vanished overnight.

Kanji details

消

・extinguish

・blow out

・turn off

・neutralize

・cancel

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5 related words

きえる

to go out (of a fire, light, etc.);to die;to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)

きえる

to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.);to vanish (e.g. of hope)

きえる

to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness);to disappear;to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)

きえる

to wear away (e.g. of an inscription);to rub out (of writing);to fade (e.g. of ink)

きえる

to be lost (e.g. of a tradition);to die out;to disappear