"消す" meaning in Japanese

See 消す in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ke̞sɨ]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|けす|tr=trans|type=1}} 消(け)す • (kesu) transitive godan (stem 消(け)し (keshi), past 消(け)した (keshita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|け|4-s}} Forms: 消す [canonical] (ruby: ()), kesu [romanization], 消し [stem] (ruby: ()), 消した [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 消さ [error-unrecognized-form], けさ [error-unrecognized-form], kesa [error-unrecognized-form], 消し [error-unrecognized-form], けし [error-unrecognized-form], keshi [error-unrecognized-form], 消す [error-unrecognized-form], けす [error-unrecognized-form], kesu [error-unrecognized-form], 消せ [error-unrecognized-form], けせ [error-unrecognized-form], kese [error-unrecognized-form], 消される [passive], けされる [passive], kesareru [passive], 消させる [causative], 消さす [causative], けさせる [causative], けさす [causative], kesaseru [causative], kesasu [causative], 消せる [potential], けせる [potential], keseru [potential], 消そう [volitional], けそう [volitional], kesō [volitional], 消さない [negative], けさない [negative], kesanai [negative], 消さず [continuative, negative], けさず [continuative, negative], kesazu [continuative, negative], 消します [formal], けします [formal], keshimasu [formal], 消した [perfective], けした [perfective], keshita [perfective], 消して [conjunctive], けして [conjunctive], keshite [conjunctive], 消せば [conditional, hypothetical], けせば [conditional, hypothetical], keseba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 消さ [irrealis, stem], けさ [irrealis, stem], kesa [irrealis], 消し [continuative, stem], けし [continuative, stem], kesi [continuative], 消す [stem, terminative], けす [stem, terminative], kesu [terminative], 消す [attributive, stem], けす [attributive, stem], kesu [attributive], 消せ [realis, stem], けせ [realis, stem], kese [realis], 消せ [imperative, stem], けせ [imperative, stem], kese [imperative], 消さず [negative], けさず [negative], kesazu [negative], 消せど [contrastive], けせど [contrastive], kesedo [contrastive], 消せば [causative], けせば [causative], keseba [causative], 消さば [conditional], けさば [conditional], kesaba [conditional], 消しき [past], けしき [past], kesiki [past], 消しけり [past], けしけり [past], kesikeri [past], 消しつ [perfect], けしつ [perfect], kesitu [perfect], 消しぬ [perfect], けしぬ [perfect], kesinu [perfect], 消せり [continuative, perfect], 消したり [continuative, perfect], けせり [continuative, perfect], けしたり [continuative, perfect], keseri [continuative, perfect], kesitari [continuative, perfect], 消さむ [volitional], けさむ [volitional], kesamu [volitional]
  1. to extinguish; to put out
    Sense id: en-消す-ja-verb-mIgZwpkU Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -su, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 9 33 17 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -su: 40 24 19 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 65 10 14 11 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 57 8 19 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 57 8 20 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 39 25 20 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 57 8 20 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 13 22 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 16 15 11
  2. to cut power; to turn off
    Sense id: en-消す-ja-verb-rZe~RUYc
  3. to erase, to delete
    Sense id: en-消す-ja-verb-vA4moq71
  4. to kill, to execute
    Sense id: en-消す-ja-verb-xYuWy37i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 火消し (hikeshi) (ruby: 火消(ひけ)) (english: firefighting), 消しゴム (keshigomu) (ruby: ()) (english: eraser, rubber), 黒板消し (kokubankeshi) (ruby: 黒板消(こくばんけ)) (english: chalkboard eraser) Related terms: 消える (kieru, intransitive) (ruby: ()) (english: to disappear, to vanish, to die)

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "to light",
      "roman": "tsukeru",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “extinguish”",
      "word": "点ける"
    },
    {
      "english": "to light",
      "roman": "tomosu",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “extinguish”",
      "word": "点す"
    },
    {
      "english": "build a fire",
      "roman": "okosu",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “extinguish”",
      "word": "熾す"
    },
    {
      "english": "turn on",
      "roman": "tsukeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "点",
          "つ"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “turn off”",
      "word": "点ける"
    },
    {
      "english": "produce",
      "roman": "umu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "生",
          "う"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “erase”",
      "word": "生む"
    },
    {
      "english": "to bear",
      "roman": "umu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "生",
          "う"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “kill”",
      "word": "生む"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "firefighting",
      "roman": "hikeshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "火消",
          "ひけ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "火消し"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "eraser, rubber",
      "roman": "keshigomu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "消しゴム"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "chalkboard eraser",
      "roman": "kokubankeshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "黒板消",
          "こくばんけ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "黒板消し"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消し",
      "roman": "keshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消した",
      "roman": "keshita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "けす",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "消(け)す • (kesu) transitive godan (stem 消(け)し (keshi), past 消(け)した (keshita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "け",
        "2": "4-s"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to disappear, to vanish, to die",
      "roman": "kieru, intransitive",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "き"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "消える"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 9 33 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 24 19 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 10 14 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 8 19 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 8 20 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "57 8 20 15",
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        {
          "_dis": "50 13 22 15",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "59 16 15 11",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "extinguish fire",
          "roman": "hi o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "火",
              "ひ"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to extinguish; to put out"
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      "links": [
        [
          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
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        [
          "put out",
          "put out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "turn off the light",
          "roman": "denki o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "電気",
              "でんき"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "電気を消す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut power; to turn off"
      ],
      "id": "en-消す-ja-verb-rZe~RUYc",
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "turn off",
          "turn off"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "erase wrong letters",
          "roman": "goji o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誤字",
              "ごじ"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誤字を消す",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "erase the data",
          "roman": "dēta o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "データを消す",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "neutralize a poison",
          "roman": "doku o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "毒",
              "どく"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "毒を消す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to erase, to delete"
      ],
      "id": "en-消す-ja-verb-vA4moq71",
      "links": [
        [
          "erase",
          "erase"
        ],
        [
          "delete",
          "delete"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "kill a spy",
          "roman": "mawashimono o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ],
            [
              "者",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "回し者を消す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kill, to execute"
      ],
      "id": "en-消す-ja-verb-xYuWy37i",
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
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        [
          "execute",
          "execute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "けす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ke̞sɨ]"
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "to light",
      "roman": "tsukeru",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “extinguish”",
      "word": "点ける"
    },
    {
      "english": "to light",
      "roman": "tomosu",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “extinguish”",
      "word": "点す"
    },
    {
      "english": "build a fire",
      "roman": "okosu",
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “extinguish”",
      "word": "熾す"
    },
    {
      "english": "turn on",
      "roman": "tsukeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "点",
          "つ"
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      "word": "点ける"
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    {
      "english": "produce",
      "roman": "umu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "生",
          "う"
        ]
      ],
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      "word": "生む"
    },
    {
      "english": "to bear",
      "roman": "umu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "生",
          "う"
        ]
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “kill”",
      "word": "生む"
    }
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    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -su",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
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    {
      "english": "firefighting",
      "roman": "hikeshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "火消",
          "ひけ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "火消し"
    },
    {
      "english": "eraser, rubber",
      "roman": "keshigomu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "消しゴム"
    },
    {
      "english": "chalkboard eraser",
      "roman": "kokubankeshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "黒板消",
          "こくばんけ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "黒板消し"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "消す",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消し",
      "roman": "keshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消した",
      "roman": "keshita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "け"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-su",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消される",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消そう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けそう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消します",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消した",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消して",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けして",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keshite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "消さ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消し",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けし",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消す",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kese",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消しぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消せり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消したり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けせり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けしたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keseri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "消さむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "けさむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kesamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "消(け)す • (kesu) transitive godan (stem 消(け)し (keshi), past 消(け)した (keshita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "4-s"
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  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to disappear, to vanish, to die",
      "roman": "kieru, intransitive",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "消",
          "き"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "消える"
    }
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        {
          "english": "extinguish fire",
          "roman": "hi o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "火",
              "ひ"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
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          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "to extinguish; to put out"
      ],
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          "extinguish",
          "extinguish"
        ],
        [
          "put out",
          "put out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "turn off the light",
          "roman": "denki o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "電気",
              "でんき"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "電気を消す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut power; to turn off"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "turn off",
          "turn off"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "erase wrong letters",
          "roman": "goji o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "誤字",
              "ごじ"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "誤字を消す",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "erase the data",
          "roman": "dēta o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "データを消す",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "neutralize a poison",
          "roman": "doku o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "毒",
              "どく"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "毒を消す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to erase, to delete"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "erase",
          "erase"
        ],
        [
          "delete",
          "delete"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "kill a spy",
          "roman": "mawashimono o kesu",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "回",
              "まわ"
            ],
            [
              "者",
              "もの"
            ],
            [
              "消",
              "け"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "回し者を消す",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kill, to execute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "execute",
          "execute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "けす"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ke̞sɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "消す"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 消す meaning in Japanese (11.2kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "消す"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "消す",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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