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

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消滅

しょうめつ
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse; annihilation
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消費

しょうひ
consumption; expenditure
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消防

しょうぼう
fire fighting; fire department
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消える

v1
vi
きえる
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
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解消

かいしょう
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
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消す

けす
to erase; to delete; to cross out; to turn off power; to extinguish; to put out; to bump off
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消防署

しょうぼうしょ
fire station
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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
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消失

しょうしつ、そうしつ
die out; disappear; vanish
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消息

しょうそく、しょうそこ
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements