“Disappear” or “Erase” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “消”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “消” means “Wipe out”, “Turn off” or “Vanish” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “消”
Jouyou Kanji “消” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 10 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しょう(shou) |
| Kun-Yomi | き(える)(ki(eru)) |
| け(す)(ke(su)) | |
| Meanings | Go out, Vanish, Disappear, Fade away |
| Turn off, Blow out, Erase, Wipe out, Remove, Murder | |
| Become weak, Decline | |
| Decrease, Dwindle |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “消”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 消印(けしいん-ke shi i n) | Letter stamp, Cancellation stamp, Postmark |
| 消音(しょうおん-sho u o n) | Mute, Silence, Muffling, Silencing, Noise reduction, Sound attenuation |
| 消化(しょうか-sho u ka) | Digestion |
| 消火(しょうか-sho u ka) | Fire extinguishing, Quench, Fire extinction |
| 消火栓(しょうかせん-sho u ka se n) | Fire-hydrant, Fireplug |
| 消夏(しょうか-sho u ka) | Summering, Spending the summer, Managing the heat of summer |
| 消寒(しょうかん-sho u ka n) | ① The coldest time of the year (three 9 days periods after winter solstice), ② Managing the coldness of winter |
| 消閑(しょうかん-sho u ka n) | Killing time |
| 消却(しょうきゃく-sho u kya ku) | Erasure, Elimination, Effacement, Paying back |
| 消極(しょうきょく-sho u kyo ku) | Passive, Inactive, Negative fashion |
| 消光(しょうこう-sho u ko u) | ① (Used mainly in letters) passing one’s time, ② Extinction of light, ③ Quenching of fluorescence |
| 消魂(しょうこん-sho u ko n) | ① Losing energy (e.g. because of sadness), Depression, ② Lose oneself in, Be absorbed |
| 消散(しょうさん-sho u sa n) | Evaporation, Dispersion, Dissipation |
| 消失(しょうしつ-sho u shi tsu) | Disappearance, Vanishing |
| 消息(しょうそく-sho u so ku) | News (of a thing), Information (of something specific matter), Letter, Contact |
| 消息筋(しょうそくすじ-sho u so ku su ji) | Well‐informed source, Sources of information |
| 消長(しょうちょう-sho u cho u) | Prosperity and decline, Rise and fall, Ebb and flow, Ups and downs |
| 消沈(しょうちん-sho u chi n) | Depression, Low spirits, Dejection |
| 消灯(しょうとう-sho u to u) | Putting out the lights, Turning off the lights, Light out |
| 消毒(しょうどく-sho u do ku) | Disinfecting, Sterilization, |
| 消費(しょうひ-sho u hi) | Spending, Consumption |
| 消費財(しょうひざい-sho u hi za i) | Consumer products, Consumer goods |
| 消費税(しょうひぜい-sho u hi ze i) | Sales tax, Consumption tax, Value-added tax |
| 消防(しょうぼう-sho u bo u) | Fire fighting |
| 消磨(しょうま-sho u ma) | Abrasion, Wearing out |
| 消滅(しょうめつ-sho u me tsu) | Extinction, Annihilation, Quenching, Disappearance |
| 消耗(しょうもう-sho u mo u) | Exhaustion, Consumption, Using up, Dissipation, Waste |
| 消耗品(しょうもうひん-sho u mo u hi n) | Consumption articles, Expendable supplies, Expendables, Consumable goods |
| 消憂(しょうゆう-sho u yu u) | To eliminate worries |
| 雲散霧消(うんさんむしょう-u n sa n mu shou) | Vanishing like mist |
| 解消(かいしょう-ka i sho u) | Cancellation, Liquidation, Resolution, Reduction (e.g. of stress) |
| 削消(さくしょう-sa ku sho u) | Scraping off |
| 帳消し(ちょうけし-cho u ke shi) | wWriting off (a debt), Cancellation, Balancing the books |
| 費消(ひしょう-hi sho u) | Disbursal, Outlay, Spending, Disbursement, Consumption (of goods), Expenditure (of money) |
| 抹消(まっしょう-ma ssho u) | Erasure, Striking off, Crossing out, Cancellation, Deletion |
Comments