える
kieru

Ichidan Verb

1. to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost

Intransitive
たくさんのむしいちばんのうちにえてしまった。
takusanno mushiga hitobanno uchini kiete shimatta.
A lot of insects vanished overnight.
Ichidan Verb

2. to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)

Intransitive
突然とつぜん、明かりがえた。
totsuzen akariga kieta.
All at once the lights went out.
Ichidan Verb

3. to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)

Intransitive
時間じかんがたつにつれて我々われわれ希望きぼうえた。
jikanga tatsuni tsurete warewareno kibōwa kieta.
As time went on, our hopes sank.
Ichidan Verb

4. to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)

Intransitive
その音楽おんがくおとはしだいにえていった。
sono ongakuno otowa shidaini kiete itta.
The music faded away.
Ichidan Verb

5. to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)

Intransitive
文句もんくえないように、消えないインクを使つかってくれませんか。
monkuga kienai yōni kienai inkuo tsukatte kuremasenka.
Will you please use indelible ink so the phrase won't rub out?
Ichidan Verb

6. to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

Intransitive
流行りゅうこうふるくなってえていく。
ryūkōwa furuku natte kiete iku.
Fashions grow old and die.