Word Meaning 消える
きえる
kieru
消える is read as きえる (kieru) and means to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.).
Meaning
English
- to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
- to vanish (e.g. of hope)
- to be lost (e.g. of a tradition)
- to die out
- to disappear
- to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
- to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
- to go out (of a fire, light, etc.)
Reading
Kana
きえる
Romaji
kieru
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
6雪はすぐに消えるだろう。
The snow will soon disappear.
それは決して消えることはない。
That will never disappear.
彼は嫌な思い出が消えることを願っている。
He wishes to erase bad memories.
食欲は食べていると起こり、乾きは酒を飲んでいると消える。
Appetite comes with eating, but the thirst goes away with drinking.
シートベルトを締め、「禁煙」のサインが消えるまで喫煙はご遠慮下さい。
Please fasten your seat belt and observe the "no smoking" sign until it is turned off.
小さいころは、自分が死ねば世界は消えると思っていた。幼稚な妄想!自分はいないのに世界が続くのは許せなかった。
When I was a kid, I thought that if I died the world would just disappear. What a childish delusion! I just couldn't accept that the world could continue to exist without me.