消

Meaning

Extinguish, erase, disappear · apagar, borrar, desaparecer

Readings

• On (音読み): ショウ
• Kun (訓読み): き.える・け.す

Example words

• 消す（けす）— to turn off; erase
• 消える（きえる）— to go out; vanish
• 消しゴム（けしゴム）— eraser

Structure

Radical 水 written as 氵 here (スイ・みず · Water; canonical form of 氵) · 10 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

One verb for Spanish apagar and borrar: 電気を消す, 黒板を消す. Pair: 消す (を, transitive) / 消える (が, intransitive): 電気が消えた = the light went out. ショウ in 消防車 (fire engine).