けす

消 す

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete

  2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off

    • 寝る前に電気を消してください。
      Turn off the light before you go to bed.

  3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out

    • 消防士たちはすばやく火事を消した。
      The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.

  4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison)

    • どんな言葉も彼女の深い悲しみを消す事はできない。
      No words can relieve her deep sorrow.

  5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle

    • 騒音に消されて私の声は人に届かなかった。
      I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.

  6. Godan verb with 'su' ending, transitive verb

    to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
    colloquial

    • 私はお前を消せと命令されている。
      I have orders to waste you.