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消

Level III of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 325 / 2,608

Extinguish

On’yomi
しょう
Kun’yomi
き、け
Radical
水 Water (Kangxi 85)

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

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

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 powerN5
消える きえる to disappearN5
消しゴム けしゴム eraserN4

消 is rank 325 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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