• 消けす — to extinguish, to erase, to turn off
• 消きえる — to go out, to disappear
• 消火しょうか — fire extinguishing
• 消防しょうぼう — fire fighting, fire department
• 消化しょうか — digestion, assimilation

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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.

ライトを消けしてください。
Please turn off the light.

火ひが消きえました。
The fire went out.