Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

()to erase, to delete, to cross out

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      2.

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

    3. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      4.

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

    5. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      5.

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

    6. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      6.

    All Forms

    消す 【けす】

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    Examples

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      コンロの()()

      I turn off the stove.

      • N5

      ()しゴム()()

      I use my eraser to erase words.

      • N5

      黒板(こくばん)()しで黒板(こくばん)文字(もじ)()

      I will erase the characters on the blackboard with a blackboard eraser.

      • N5

      (つくえ)(うえ)落書(らくが)きを()しゴムで()

      I will erase scribbles on the desk with a rubber eraser.

      • N5

      (ちち)(むすめ)に:「()(まえ)電気(でんき)()してください。」

      Father to daughter: 'Please turn off the lights before you go to bed.'

      • N4
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