This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、き.える、け.す
Romaji: shō, ki.eru, ke.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  345
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao1
Unicode:  6d88
JIS:  3E43

Indexes

Halpern Index: 443
Nelson Index: 2574
New Nelson Index: 3158
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a7.16
Four Corner Index: 3912.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 316
Gakken Index: 336
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17529P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.1187
Remembering the kanji Index: 144
Kanji Way Index: 458
Kanji Flashcards Index: 686
Kodansha Compact Index: 1194
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 332
Kanji in Context Index: 219
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 327
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 402
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 146
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 155
Essential Kanji Index: 612
Kodansha Kanji Index: 531
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 346
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 429
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 357

Words

消滅 (しょうめつ)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse; annihilation
消防 (しょうぼう)
fire fighting; fire department
解消 (かいしょう)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
消防署 (しょうぼうしょ)
fire station
消失 (しょうしつ、そうしつ)
die out; disappear; vanish
消費 (しょうひ)
consumption; expenditure
消える (きえる)
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
消す (けす)
to erase; to delete; to cross out; to turn off power; to extinguish; to put out; to bump off
消化 (しょうか)
digestion; thorough understanding; selling accumulated (excess) products; dealing with a large amount of work; losing one's form and turning into something else
消息 (しょうそく、しょうそこ)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
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