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kesu
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 消す

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to erase; to delete; to cross out
  2. to turn off (power); to switch off
  3. to extinguish; to put out
  4. to bump off

Definition and Synonyms for 消す

Snuff Out put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Synonyms: 消す
Take Off take away or remove
Synonyms: のける, 剥ぐ, はぎ取る, 取り去る, 取り外し, 取り外す, 取り除く, 外す, 消す, 脱する, 避ける, 除く
Deaden cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
Synonyms: 消す
Deaden convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Synonyms: 消す
Deaden make less lively, intense, or vigorous
Synonyms: 消す
Deaden become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active
Synonyms: 消す
Damp make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
Synonyms: 消す
Deaden lessen the momentum or velocity of
Synonyms: 消す
Deaden make vapid or deprive of spirit
Synonyms: 消す
Eliminate terminate, end, or take out
Synonyms: なくす, のける, 取り去る, 取り除く, 消す, 消去, 消し去る, 消除, 絶やす, 絶滅, 避ける, 除く, 除する, 除却, 除去
Obliterate mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
Synonyms: 削除, 払拭, 消す
Wipe Out remove from memory or existence
Synonyms: 拭い去る, 拭い取る, 拭き取る, 拭き消す, 掃滅, 消す, 消却, 消去, 消し去る, 消除, 覆滅
Delete wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
Synonyms: 削除, 消す, 消却, 消去, 消し去る, 消除, 除去
Efface remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
Synonyms: 削除, 抹消, 消す, 消去, 磨り消す
Cancel remove or make invisible
Synonyms: はつる, 削る, 削除, 外す, 消す
Put Out deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
Synonyms: 消す, 消火
Deaden impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
Synonyms: 消す
Deaden lose life, force, or vigor
Synonyms: 消す

Meanings for each kanji in 消す

» extinguish; blow out; turn off; neutralize; cancel

Categories 消す is a member of

Change undergo a change
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Convert change the nature, purpose, or function of something
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Modify cause to change
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Remove remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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Break lessen in force or effect
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Retard cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
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Kill cause to die
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Cancel remove or make invisible
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Destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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Take Out take out or remove
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Incise make an incision into by carving or cutting
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Snuff Out put an end to
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 消す

Conjugations for 消す

masu stem
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keshi
Negative stem
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kesa
te-form
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keshite
Negative te-form
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kesanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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kesanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kesu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kesanai
Past Indicative Form
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keshita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kesanakatta
Presumptive Form
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kesou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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keshimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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keshimasen
Past Indicative Form
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keshimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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keshimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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keshimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
keshitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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keshitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
keshitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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keshitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··]
keshita
te-form
[()····]
keshitakute
Negative te-form
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keshitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()···]
keshitaku
Provisional Form
[()·····]
keshitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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keshitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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keshitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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keshitakunakattara
Objective Form
[()···]
keshitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·]
kese
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
keshinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··]
keseba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kesanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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kesanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
keshitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kesanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
keshitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··]
keseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
kesenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··]
keseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kesenakatta
masu-stem
[()·]
kese
te-form
[()··]
kesete
Negative te-form
[()····]
kesenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kesemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
kesemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
kesemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
kesemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kesareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
kesarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
kesareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kesarenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
kesare
te-form
[()···]
kesarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
kesarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
kesaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kesaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
kesaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
kesaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
kesasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
kesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kesasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
kesase
te-form
[()···]
kesasete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
kesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
kesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
kesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
kesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
kesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
kesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
kesaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()····]
kesaserare
te-form
[()·····]
kesaserarete
Negative te-form
[()·······]
kesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()······]
kesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
kesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·······]
kesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··········]
kesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··]
kesan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
kesazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··]
kesanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()···]
kesazaru

Intransitive pair for 消す

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kieru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go out; to vanish; to disappear

Sample Sentences for 消す

I'd appreciate it if you'd turn off the lights.
Please don't forget to turn off the light before you go to bed.
George, if you are not listening to the radio, turn it off.
He disappeared in the crowd.
The house did not suffer much damage because the fire was quickly put out.

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