消 : extinguish

JLPT N3

消

Readings

しょうshouon'yomi
きkikun'yomi
けkekun'yomi

How to remember it

Mnemonic illustration for the kanji 消

Smoke curls from the wick, the flame, extinguished! SHOU (extinguish)!

Example sentence

火を消す。

To put out the fire.

Compound words

消えるkieruto vanish
消すkesuto erase
消防shouboufire fighting

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