消す

消す

けす

To erase, delete, turn off

N5verb·kesu

How to remember it

Picture "KESS!"—the sound of snuffing a candle or wiping a slate clean.

Example sentences

  • ライトを消してください。

    らいとをけしてください。

    Please turn off the light.

  • 字を消しゴムで消した。

    じをけしごむでけした。

    I erased the letters with an eraser.

Usage

Transitive verb; takes を for the thing turned off or erased.

Related words

消える消しゴム点ける切る

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