消す

けす

To erase, turn off, extinguish

N5verb·kesu

How to remember it

消 "extinguish" — picture blowing out a flame to switch off or wipe away.

Example sentences

  • 黒板の字を消してください。

    こくばんのじをけしてください。

    Please erase the writing on the blackboard.

  • 出かける前に電気を消して。

    でかけるまえにでんきをけして。

    Turn off the light before you go out.

Usage

Transitive (you erase/switch off something); its intransitive pair is 消える.

Related words

消えるつける削除電気

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