NichiDict

消す

N5
けす
[kesu]
Illustration for 消す

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to turn off (light, TV, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out (fire); to erase; to delete

2.GodanTransitive

to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off

3.GodanTransitive

to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out

4.GodanTransitive

to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)

5.GodanTransitive

to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle

Less common meanings (1)
6.GodanTransitiveSlang

to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out

Examples

寝る前にテレビを消してね。

Turn off the TV before you go to bed.

電気を消してくださいね。

Please turn off the light.

火を消すのを忘れないで。

Don't forget to put out fire.