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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
eraser dust;eraser shavings;eraser crumbs
Other forms
消し滓 【けしかす】 (rarely used kanji form) · 消しかす 【けしかす】 (search-only kanji form) · 消し粕 【けしかす】 (search-only kanji form)
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
to erase;to rub out;to rub off;to cross out;to delete
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.);to switch off
寝る前に電気を消してください。
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.);to put out
消防士たちはすばやく火事を消した。
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
to remove (a smell, pain, etc.);to eliminate;to get rid of;to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.);to neutralize (poison)
どんな言葉も彼女の深い悲しみを消す事はできない。
No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
to drown out (a sound);to deaden;to absorb;to muffle
騒音に消されて私の声は人に届かなかった。
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb
colloquial
to kill;to murder;to bump off;to rub out
私はお前を消せと命令されている。
I have orders to waste you.
