10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Kun'yomi
き え る to disappear ②to go out (of a fire, light, etc.) ③to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.) ④to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness) け す to erase ②to turn off (power) ③to extinguish ④to bump off
On'yomi
ショウ
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to disappear ②to go out (of a fire, light, etc.) ③to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.) ④to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice) ②to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.)
References
| Unicode hex code | 6D88 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-30-35 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2574 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3158 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 443 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 531 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 327 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 402 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 144 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 155 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 336 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 612 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 17529P |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 316 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 845 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 864 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 429 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 686 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 332 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 357 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 458 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 219 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1194 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 146 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3a7.16 |
| Four corner code | 3912.7 |
| De Roo Code | 346 |