消
- On
- しょう
- Kun
- き.える;け.す
- Stroke count
- 10
・extinguish
・blow out
・turn off
・neutralize
・cancel
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “消す”
消す
けす
to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
Example sentence
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
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