# 消 erase

(waterleft) + 肖 (carrot)
★★★★★
10 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

SHOU | as in, ' He SHOWED me his dick but I thought it was just a pencil eraser. Awkward. '

## Mnemonic

| You dump water on Flaming Carrot to put him out

## Kunyomi

( を ) け＊す | I extinguish or erase it. ★★★★☆
( が ) き＊える | it gets erased. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

消極的(しょうきょくてき) な | passive ★★★☆☆ 消 (erase) + 極 (extreme) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 消極的 (passive) passive person who always is like, 'I dunno, what do YOU wanna do?' and never starts any new projects.
消しゴム(けしごむ) | eraser ★★★☆☆ 消 (erase) + ム () = 消しゴム (eraser)
消去(しょうきょ) する | to delete ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 去 (past tense) = 消去 (to delete) to delete (computer term) delete a file or folder. Also to eliminate, as in process of elimation. Elimination. Whatever, it's only a dictoinry. Dictionary. FUCK! More coffee.
消防士(しょうぼうし) | firefighter ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 士 (samurai radical) = 消防士 (firefighter)
消防署(しょうぼうしょ) | fire station ☆☆☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 署 (government office) = 消防署 (fire station)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
消 | erase | WATER | 水
削 | whittle down | SWORD | 刀

You erase cum-stains with soapy WATER,

but you whittle wood with a SWORD.

## Synonyms

delete 消去する 削除する 除く 取り除く 除去 解除 省く
skip, omit 消す 略す 省略 略語 飛ばす 除ける