消し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
消
け(し) Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ɕi]

Noun

消(け)し • (keshi) 

1. (in compounds) Short for 消しゴム (keshigomu, “rubber eraser”).

   練(ね)り消(け)し

   nerikeshi

   kneaded eraser

2. (in compounds) thing that erases.

   砂(すな)消(け)し

   sunakeshi

   sand eraser

   黒(こく)板(ばん)消(け)し

   kokuban keshi

   blackboard eraser

3. (mostly in compounds) act of erasing

Verb

消(け)し • (keshi) 

1. continuative form of 消す (kesu, “to erase”)