しょう
消
きょ
去

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. erasure, deletion, elimination, clearing.
  2. Mathematics.elimination (of variables).
  3. Messages.psych.extinction.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
消
きょ
去
消去 しょうきょ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

extinguish, blow out, turn off
き.える ショウ け.す (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
resemblance
ショウ あやか.る (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)