Japanese

かきけす
Meaning: to drown out (a sound); to erase; to make disappear completely
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掻き消す 掻き消さない
Polite 掻き消します 掻き消しません
Past 掻き消した 掻き消さなかった
Polite + Past 掻き消しました 掻き消しませんでした
Te-form 掻き消して 掻き消さなくて
Potential 掻き消せる 掻き消せない
Passive 掻き消される 掻き消されない
Causative 掻き消させる 掻き消させない
Imperative 掻き消せ 掻き消すな

Handwriting

掻
き
消
す

Example

His voice was drowned out by the sound of the heavy rain.

Usage Notes

Often used in the passive voice (掻き消される) to describe a sound or voice being overwhelmed and made inaudible by a louder noise. It can also describe something vanishing without a trace.

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