Kanji: 消

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	水(氵,氺) Radical name: みず (さんずい、したみず）
Meaning:	Extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	消(き)える	to disappear
N5	消(け)す	to erase, to turn off power
N4	消(け)しゴム	eraser
N3	消費(しょうひ)	consumption, expenditure
N3	消防(しょうぼう)	fire fighting, fire department
N2	打(う)ち消(け)す	to deny, to negate, to contradict
N2	消化(しょうか)	digestion
N2	消極的(しょうきょくてき)	passive
N2	消毒(しょうどく)	disinfection, sterilization
N2	消防署(しょうぼうしょ)	fire station
N2	消耗(しょうもう)	exhaustion, consumption
N2	取(と)り消(け)す	to cancel
N1	打(う)ち消(け)し	negation, denial, negative
N1	消去(しょうきょ)	elimination, erasing, dying out, melting away
N1	消息(しょうそく)	news, letter, circumstances