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JLPT N5 · Senses & states

消える

きえる

to disappear; to go out

Stroke order of 消える

3 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

消 · 10 strokesえ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Water (氵) on a small flame: the light goes out and vanishes.

Parts: 消 vanish (氵 water + 肖) + える

The characters in 消える

  • え え — e (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

電気が消えました。

でんきがきえました。

The light went out.

Words with 消

消すto erase; to turn off消防署fire station消費税consumption tax消費consumption消費者consumer消毒disinfection取り消すto cancel消極的passive

More words: Senses & states

見えるto be visible聞こえるto be audible困るto be in trouble違うto differ; to be wrong要るto need生まれるto be born生きるto live太るto gain weight痩せるto lose weight勤めるto work for弾くto play (an instrument)踊るto dance

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