kesu

Godan Verb (su)

1. to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete

Transitive
Godan Verb (su)

2. to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off

Transitive
まえ電気でんきしてください。
neru maeni denkio keshite kudasai.
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
Godan Verb (su)

3. to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out

Transitive
消防しょうぼうたちはすばやく火事かじした。
shōbōshitachiwa subayaku kajio keshita.
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
Godan Verb (su)

4. to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)

Transitive
どんな言葉ことば彼女かのじょふかかなしみをことはできない。
donna kotobamo kanojono fukai kanashimio kesu kotowa dekinai.
No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
Godan Verb (su)

5. to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle

Transitive
騒音そうおんされてわたくしこえひととどかなかった。
sōonni kesarete watashino koewa hitoni todokanakatta
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
Godan Verb (su)

6. to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub out

Transitive
Colloquial
わたくしはおまえせと命令めいれいされている。
watashiwa omaeo keseto mērē sarete iru
I have orders to waste you.