I Love Kanji消す (kesu)
消す (けす, kesu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to erase; to rub out”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- けす
- Romaji
- kesu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete · godan verb, transitive
- to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off · godan verb, transitive
- to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out · godan verb, transitive
- to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison) · godan verb, transitive
- to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 消す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 消す | けす kesu |
| Polite (~masu) | 消します | けします keshimasu |
| Negative | 消さない | けさない kesanai |
| Polite negative | 消しません | けしません keshimasen |
| Past | 消した | けした keshita |
| Polite past | 消しました | けしました keshimashita |
| Negative past | 消さなかった | けさなかった kesanakatta |
| Te-form | 消して | けして keshite |
| Potential | 消せる | けせる keseru |
| Passive | 消される | けされる kesareru |
| Causative | 消させる | けさせる kesaseru |
| Volitional | 消そう | けそう kesou |
| Imperative | 消せ | けせ kese |
| Conditional (~ba) | 消せば | けせば keseba |
Kanji in 消す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 消す.
消えるきえるto disappear消しゴムけしゴムeraser消費しょうひconsumption消防しょうぼうfire fighting消化しょうかdigestion (of food)消毒しょうどくdisinfection消耗しょうもうexhaustion消極的しょうきょくてきnegative消防署しょうぼうしょfire station打ち消すうちけすto deny取り消すとりけすto cancel消去しょうきょerasure消息しょうそくnews (from someone)打ち消しうちけしnegation
Source: JMdict entry 1350110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.