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Grade 3JLPT N3

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

10 strokes · frequency rank #345

On
ショウ
Kun
き.える、け.す

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. しょうひconsumption; expenditure; spending1
    • The car consumes a lot of fuel.

    • He consumes an enormous amount of liquor.

    • Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

  2. しょうひぜいconsumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)2
    • Will the government raise the consumption tax soon?

    • The price includes the consumption tax.

    • In general, people were against the consumption tax.

  3. しょうひしゃconsumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer3
    • In America 'rebate' is widely recognized, generally as an incentive where makers give back directly to consumers.

    • In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.

    • The consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly.

  4. かいしょうcancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)4
    • I have broken off our engagement.

    • Karaoke is good for reducing stress.

    • Eliminating the deficit will be a hard nut to crack.

  5. しょうきょくてきnegative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated5
    • The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.

    • He has a passive character.

    • I don't like a negative sort of man.

  6. しょうぼうfire fighting6
    • He says firefighting is a feast or famine job.

  7. けしいんpostmark; (postal) cancellation mark7
  8. とりけしcancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation8
  9. しょうめつextinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing9
    • The tiger is a vanishing species.

    • The nation ceased to exist.

    • Old traditions are crumbling away.

  10. しょうそくすじinformed circles10
    • According to informed sources, ____ Ltd. is preparing for the move up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock exchange.

    • Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.

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