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.