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消える · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	消きえる	消きえない
Polite	消きえます	消きえません
Past polite	消きえました	消きえませんでした
Past	消きえた	消きえなかった
Te-form	消きえて	消きえないで
Desire	消きえたい	消きえたくない
Potential	消きえられるalso 消きえれる	消きえられないalso 消きえれない
Passive	消きえられる	消きえられない
Causative	消きえさせる	消きえさせない
Causative passive	消きえさせられる	消きえさせられない
Volitional	消きえよう
Polite volitional	消きえましょう
Imperative	消きえろ	消きえるな
Conditional	消きえれば	消きえなければ
Tara conditional	消きえたら	消きえなかったら

Pairs with消す

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

disappear; vanish; go out of sight

General intransitive verb for something ceasing to be visible or present. Used for people, objects, and abstract things that are no longer seen.

彼かれは角かどを曲まがって消きえた。
He turned the corner and disappeared.
雲くもが消きえて、青あお空ぞらが見みえた。
The clouds vanished and the blue sky appeared.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

go out; die; turn off

Used for fire, light, electricity, or a screen turning off. Describes the state of the light or fire itself ceasing, not the action of someone turning it off.

ろうそくの火ひが消きえた。
The candle flame went out.
テレビの画が面めんが突とつ然ぜん消きえた。
The TV screen suddenly turned off.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

fade; vanish

Used for feelings, impressions, hope, or memories gradually disappearing.

不ふ安あんが消きえて、気き持もちが楽らくになった。
My anxiety faded and I felt relieved.
希き望ぼうが消きえたわけではない。
It's not that hope has vanished.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

go away; disappear; fade away

Used for physical sensations, smells, sounds, or sleepiness disappearing.

この薬くすりで痛いたみが消きえた。
The pain went away with this medicine.
足あし音おとが遠とおくに消きえていった。
The footsteps faded away into the distance.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

wear away; rub out; fade

Used for inscriptions, writing, or ink becoming illegible or disappearing due to wear or fading.

石せき碑ひの文も字じが消きえて読よめなくなった。
The letters on the stone monument wore away and became unreadable.
インクが消きえて、何なにが書かいてあったかわからない。
The ink faded and I can't tell what was written.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be lost; die out; disappear

Used for traditions, customs, or species disappearing over time.

古ふるい習しゅう慣かんが消きえつつある。
Old customs are dying out.
この村むらから祭まつりが消きえて久ひさしい。
It has been a long time since the festival disappeared from this village.

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Usage patterns

火ひが消きえるfor a fire or flame to go out
風かぜでろうそくの火ひが消きえた。
The candle flame went out in the wind.
電でん気きが消きえるfor the lights/electricity to go out
停てい電でんで電でん気きが消きえた。
The power went out and the lights went off.
記き憶おくから消きえるto fade from memory
その出で来き事ごとは少すこしずつ記き憶おくから消きえていった。
The incident gradually faded from memory.
匂においが消きえるfor a smell to disappear
窓まどを開あけたら部屋へやの匂においが消きえた。
When I opened the window, the smell in the room disappeared.
文も字じが消きえるfor writing or text to fade away/rub out
古ふるい手て紙がみの文も字じがほとんど消きえている。
The writing on the old letter has almost completely faded away.
〈場ば所しょ〉から消きえるto disappear from a place
彼かれは突とつ然ぜん、会かい社しゃから消きえた。
He suddenly disappeared from the company.

Expressions

消きえてなくなるvanish completely; die out; become extinct
海うみの藻も屑くずと消きえるto be drowned at sea; to perish in the sea

Kanji

消extinguish, blow out, turn off

Transitive / intransitive

消けすN5
消える is intransitive, describing something going out or disappearing by itself, while 消す is the transitive verb meaning to turn it off or erase it.

Related words· 11

無なくなるN4
消える describes something vanishing from sight or existence, while 無くなる emphasizes that something is gone for good or that a supply has run out.
薄うすれる sense 3
消える can describe a feeling or memory vanishing completely, while 薄れる focuses on it gradually weakening or thinning before it may vanish.
失うせる sense 1
消える is the neutral, everyday word for disappearing, while 失せる is blunt and old-fashioned, often used in commands like 失せろ.
立たち消ぎえ
消える is the general verb for a flame going out or something disappearing, while 立ち消え is a noun that stresses a fire dying out before it burns through completely.

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絶たえるN2
消える is the general word for disappearing (a sound, light, or stain), while 絶える stresses a complete and often permanent ending of something ongoing, like a lineage or supply.
吹ふき飛とぶ
消える is the plain, general word for something disappearing, while 吹き飛ぶ specifically evokes something being swept away suddenly by a strong force or stimulus.
取とれるN3
消える is the general word for something disappearing, while 取れる is used specifically for unwanted things like pain, stains, or fever going away.
消しょう失しつ
消える is the common everyday verb for 'to disappear,' while 消失 is the more formal, often written noun/verb used in technical or literary contexts.
飛とぶN4
消える is the general word for something disappearing, while 飛ぶ is used specifically for intangible things like memories or rumors fading suddenly.
散ちるN3
消える means 'to disappear' generally, while 散る in this sense adds the nuance of dispersing outward, as with fog or clouds.
流ながれるN4
消える simply means something vanishes, while 流れる in this sense suggests it is carried or swept away rather than just disappearing.

Opposites· 5

現あらわれるN3sense 1
消える means something disappears from sight, while 現れる means something appears or comes into view.
つくN4sense 2
消える describes a light or fire going out, while 点く describes it turning on or catching light.
残のこるN4
残る means something stays behind, while 消える means it disappears or vanishes.

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燃もえるN4
消える means a fire (or light) goes out, the opposite of 燃える 'to be burning'.
燃もえ上あがる
消える describes a flame or fire going out, the opposite trajectory of 燃え上がる, which describes it flaring up.

Don't confuse with

見みえるN4sense 1
消える means 'to disappear' while 見える means 'to be visible'; learners often mix up these similarly-formed opposite-meaning verbs.

Word family· 15

消きえ去さる
disappear; vanish; fade away
立たち消ぎえ
going out before burning completely; dying out (of fire) · fizzling out; falling through; dying away
消きえ失うせろ
get lost; go away; scram
消きえ失うせる
disappear; vanish · die; pass away
斑消むらぎえ
uneven fading; patchy disappearance; remaining in spots

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雪ゆき消ぎえ
snow melting
消きえゆく
disappear gradually; fade away; vanish
消きえ入いる
fade away; trail off; die away · feel faint; feel one's soul leaving one's body
消きえ残のこる
remain unextinguished; survive (of fire, light, etc.)
消きえ消ぎえ
fading; on the verge of vanishing
掻かき消きえる
disappear; vanish into thin air
消きえ果はてる
vanish completely; disappear entirely
立たち消ぎえる
go out; die out · fall through; fizzle out; come to nothing

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Written forms

消きえるUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
きえるUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

The verb 消える (きえる) is a native Japanese word. The kanji 消 is used for its meaning 'extinguish, disappear'. The historical derivation is uncertain.