かき消す | Japanese meaning

かき消す【かきけす】

Frequency rank: 8,967. – 8,980.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

Forms

かき消す【かきけす】Frequency rank: 8,967. – 8,980.
掻き消す【かきけす】Frequency rank: 12,473. – 12,500.
搔き消す【かきけす】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
かきけすFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

This term is used to indicate the action of completely removing something, whether it be a sound, an image, or any form of presence, making it no longer detectable or existent.

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The music was too loud, and his voice was drowned out.

。

That event gradually disappeared from memory.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to erase; to drown out; to make disappearto drown out a voiceto drown out a soundto erase a memoryto make an existence disappearto suppress one's emotionsto erase the pastto drown out in times of emergencyto erase memoriesto brush aside a problemto drown out words

Example sentences

3 results

1. 。

His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.

Tatoeba

2. 。

His voice was drowned by the yells.

Tatoeba

3. 。

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.

Tatoeba

かき消す【かきけす】

Frequency rank: 8,967. – 8,980.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

Forms

かき消す【かきけす】Frequency rank: 8,967. – 8,980.
掻き消す【かきけす】Frequency rank: 12,473. – 12,500.
搔き消す【かきけす】Frequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
かきけすFrequency rank: 52,627. – 54,043.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

This term is used to indicate the action of completely removing something, whether it be a sound, an image, or any form of presence, making it no longer detectable or existent.