Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 消
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消 |
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Meaning |
extinguish, erase |
Pronunciation |
SHŌ
kesu, kieru |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵, right: alike/resemble sb.肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.) |
Mnemonic
| With water or sth. alike you can extinguish. |
Radicals
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氵
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water | (The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水) |
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肖
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be similar | |
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月
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month | (The radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However t1he radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 消す |
けす |
to erase/to delete/to turn off power | | 消える |
きえる |
to go out, to vanish, to disappear | | 消防車 |
しょうぼうしゃ |
fire-engine, fire truck | | 消しゴム |
けしこむ |
eraser/India rubber | | 消火器 |
しょうかき |
fire extinguisher | | 打ち消す |
うちけす |
to deny, to negate, to contradict | | 消化 |
しょうか |
digestion | | 消防署 |
しょうぼうしょ |
fire station | | 消防 |
しょうぼう |
fire fighting, fire department |
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