消える

消える

きえる

To vanish, to disappear

N5verb·kieru

How to remember it

消 has water 氵 putting out a fire — something being extinguished, fading away.

Example sentences

  • 星が空に消えた。

    ほしがそらにきえた。

    The stars disappeared from the sky.

  • 素晴らしい思い出は消えない。

    すばらしいおもいではきえない。

    Wonderful memories do not disappear.

Usage

Intransitive verb; its transitive partner 消す means "to erase or turn off."

Related words

消す見える現れるなくなる

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