- 消火 — fire extinguishing
- 消える — to disappear
- 消す — to turn off / erase
- 消費 — consumption
- 消灯 — lights out
- 消防 — fire fighting
The radical 氵(sanzui) means water. Combined with 肖 (resembling), the character suggests something vanishing or fading away — like water putting out fire. It’s used for concepts involving disappearance, erasure, or extinguishing.
ライトを消してください。
Please turn off the light.
火が消えました。
The fire went out.
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