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消える

きえる

Readings

きえる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vito disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost
  2. 2.
    v1, vito go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
  3. 3.
    v1, vito fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)
  4. 4.
    v1, vito go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
  5. 5.
    v1, vito wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)
  6. 6.
    v1, vito be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

Kanji breakdown

消
N410 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

たくさんの虫が一晩のうちに消えてしまった。

A lot of insects vanished overnight.

突然、明かりが消えた。

All at once the lights went out.

時間がたつにつれて我々の希望は消えた。

As time went on, our hopes sank.

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消えるきえる

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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