# 消 — Extinguish

Frequency rank 325 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 験 (Test), less common than 告 (Announce).

- On’yomi: しょう
- Kun’yomi: き、け
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A tsunami (氵) douses a few (少) remaining flames — the water extinguishes the last embers until nothing burns.

In words:

- 消す けす — to erase,to turn off power
- 消える きえる — to disappear
- 消しゴム けしゴム — eraser

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