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Kanji: 消

KANJI
10 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
える
 ON 音 
ショウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
水(氵,氺)
Radical name:
みず (さんずい、したみず)
Meaning:
Extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
()える
to disappear
N5
()
to erase, to turn off power
N4
()しゴム
eraser
N3
(しょうひ)
consumption, expenditure
N3
(しょうぼう)
fire fighting, fire department
N2
()()
to deny, to negate, to contradict
N2
(しょうか)
digestion
N2
(しょうきょくてき)
passive
N2
(しょうどく)
disinfection, sterilization
N2
(しょうぼうしょ)
fire station
N2
(しょうもう)
exhaustion, consumption
N2
()()
to cancel
N1
()()
negation, denial, negative
N1
(しょうきょ)
elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away
N1
(しょうそく)
news, letter, circumstances
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