消 — extinguish, blow out, turn off
けし
消
extinguish
けし
U+6D88
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #345
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #155
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- extinguish
- blow out
- turn off
- neutralize
- cancel
Readings
- On'yomi
- しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- き ki け ke
word
しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
き ・ぎ ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
け ke Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
36 wordsEach dot is a word containing 消: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 20 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.