消し

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

Pronunciation

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. continuative form of 消す (kesu, “to erase”)
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