消 erase

(waterleft) + 肖 (carrot)

★★★★★

10 strokes

Onyomi

SHOU	as in, ' He SHOWED me his dick but I thought it was just a pencil eraser. Awkward. '

Mnemonic

You dump water on Flaming Carrot to put him out

Kunyomi

( を ) け＊す	I extinguish or erase it. ★★★★☆
( が ) き＊える	it gets erased. ★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

消極的(しょうきょくてき) な	passive ★★★☆☆ 消 (erase) + 極 (extreme) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 消極的 (passive) passive person who always is like, 'I dunno, what do YOU wanna do?' and never starts any new projects.
消しゴム(けしごむ)	eraser ★★★☆☆ 消 (erase) + ム () = 消しゴム (eraser)
消去(しょうきょ) する	to delete ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 去 (past tense) = 消去 (to delete) to delete (computer term) delete a file or folder. Also to eliminate, as in process of elimation. Elimination. Whatever, it's only a dictoinry. Dictionary. FUCK! More coffee.
消防士(しょうぼうし)	firefighter ★★☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 士 (samurai radical) = 消防士 (firefighter)
消防署(しょうぼうしょ)	fire station ☆☆☆☆☆ 消 (erase) + 防 (ward off) + 署 (government office) = 消防署 (fire station)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
消	erase	WATER	水
削	whittle down	SWORD	刀

You erase cum-stains with soapy WATER,

but you whittle wood with a SWORD.

Synonyms

delete
消去する削除する除く取り除く除去解除省く

skip, omit
消す略す省略略語飛ばす除ける