Vocab Info

N5 る-verb, Intransitive verb

()えるto go out, to vanish, to disappear

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

      2. 2.

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

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

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

      5. 5.

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

      6. 6.

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

    All Forms

    消える 【きえる】

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    Examples

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      電気(でんき)()える

      The lights go out.

      • N5

      財布(さいふ)から(かね)()える

      Money disappears from my wallet.

      • N5

      イルミネーションの()かりが()えるのは(よる)12(じゅうに)()だ。

      The lights of the illumination will turn off at twelve o'clock at night.

      • N5

      警察(けいさつ)()(おんな)()行方(ゆくえ)捜査(そうさ)しています。

      The police are investigating the whereabouts of a missing female child.

      • N5

      停電(ていでん)電気(でんき)()ました。

      The electricity went out due to a blackout.

      • N4
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