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消
On'yomi
ショウ
SHOU
Kun'yomi
き.える・け.す
kieru / kesu
extinguish · blow out · turn off · neutralize · cancel
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Strokes10
Frequency#345
Radical水water(4)
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Component Breakdown
消=
氵肖
water + 肖
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and resemble. Water disappearing.
Symbolism
Disappear, consume, vanish. Represents vanishing.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Water flowing to low ground
Games
ぷよぷよ
Puyo Puyo(1991)
Developer: Compile/Sega
Puzzle game 'erasing' puyos in chains.
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Four-Character Compounds
意気消沈
いきしょうちん
low spirits; depression; dejection; low spirits
雲散霧消
うんさんむしょう
vanishing like mist; vanishing like mist
雲消霧散
うんしょうむさん
vanishing like mist; vanishing like mist
Proverbs & Idioms
消息を絶つ
しょうそくをたつ
To cut off communication
To become unreachable
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
みかきもり 衛士のたく火の 夜は燃え 昼は消えつつ 物をこそ思へ
Poem #49 from Hyakunin Isshu
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