消す (けす) — to erase, to extinguish, to turn off
消す
to erase
Frequency #2354
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
godan verb (-su) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5s, vt)
kesu
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
けす[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to erase
- to extinguish
- to turn off