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掻き消える (かききえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

掻かき消きえる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

disappear; vanish into thin air

Emphasizes a sudden or complete disappearance, often with a sense of being wiped out or fading away instantly. The prefix 掻き adds intensity.

彼かれの姿すがたは人ひと混ごみの中なかに掻かき消きえた。
He vanished into the crowd.
その音おとは風かぜの音おとに

掻か

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消き

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しまっ

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。

The sound was completely drowned out by the wind.

Written forms

掻かき消きえるUsage4%
Standard kanji spelling using 掻き (scratch/stir) as a prefix intensifying 消える (disappear).
かき消きえるUsage77%
Kana spelling is common when the kanji 掻 is considered difficult or unnecessary.
搔かき消きえるUsage19%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form using the kyūjitai variant 搔; not used in modern writing.

Kanji

掻scratch, rake, comb
消extinguish, blow out, turn off
搔to scratch

Similar words

消きえる
消える is the general verb for 'disappear' or 'go out'. 掻き消える adds the prefix 掻き, giving a stronger sense of being suddenly or completely erased, often with a dramatic nuance.

Etymology

Compound of the prefix 掻き (kaki, intensifier) and 消える (kieru, 'to disappear'). The prefix 掻き derives from the verb 掻く (kaku, 'to scratch/stir') and adds emphasis, similar to English 'completely' or 'utterly'.