What does the kanji 消 mean?

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

How is the kanji 消 read?

ショウ (Shou); き.える (Kieru); け.す (Kesu)

消

Kieruきえる

extinguish

Shouしょう

Examples

消化しょうかdigestion (of food)

解消かいしょうcancellation

消 (Kieru) is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning “extinguish, blow out, turn off”. It is taught in grade 3 and written in 10 strokes.