Word Meaning もみ消す

もみけす momikesu

もみ消す is read as もみけす (momikesu) and means to stub out (e.g. a cigarette).

Meaning

English

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette)
to crush out
to smother (fire)
to hush up
to cover up
to stifle
to suppress

Reading

Kana

もみけす

Romaji

momikesu

Writing Variants

揉み消す もみけす momikesu
揉消す もみけす momikesu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 88628 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

もみ消し

もみけし

hush-up

もの消費

ものしょうひん

consumption of goods (as opposed to services)

打ち消す

うちけす

to deny

取り消す

とりけす

to cancel

消す

けす

to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.)

明かりを消す

あかりをけす

to turn the lights off

かき消す

かきけす

to erase

姿を消す

すがたをけす

to disappear

踏み消す

ふみけす

to stamp out (a fire)

消息

しょうそく

(someone's) whereabouts

取り消し

とりけし

cancellation

打ち消し

うちけし

negation