消し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
消
け(し)
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けし [kèshí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ɕi]

Noun

消(け)し • (keshi) 

  1. (in compounds) short for 消しゴム (keshigomu, “rubber eraser”)
    練(ね)り消(け)し
    nerikeshi
    kneaded eraser
  2. (in compounds) thing that erases.
    砂(すな)消(け)し
    sunakeshi
    sand eraser
    黒(こく)板(ばん)消(け)し
    kokuban keshi
    blackboard eraser
  3. (mostly in compounds) act of erasing

Verb

消(け)し • (keshi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 消す (kesu, “to erase”) [godan]
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