立ち消え (たちぎえ) — going out (before burning completely), dying out, fizzling out (e.g. of a plan)

Meanings

• going out (before burning completely)
• dying out
• fizzling out (e.g. of a plan)
• falling through
• coming to nothing
• dying away (e.g. of a rumour)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• た 立 stand
• ぎ 消 extinguish

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