Kanji
N3 10 strokes Grade 3 freq #345

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

consumption; expenditure
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
cancellation; liquidation
negative; passive
fire fighting
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
informed circles
extinction; extinguishment
news (from someone); letter

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

cancellation; withdrawal
eraser; rubber
to cancel; to withdraw
writing off (a debt); cancellation
going out (before burning completely); dying out

Example sentences

Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

Japan consumes a lot of paper.

Rising costs are fueling anxieties among consumers.

One in four consumers thinks that prices will continue to rise in the future.