erase

(waterleft) + (carrot)
★★★★★
10 strokes
ILL PAIR

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

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

Jukugo

消極的(しょうきょくてき)

passive ★★★☆☆
(erase) + (extreme) + (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 ★★★☆☆
(erase) + () = 消しゴム (eraser)

消去(しょうきょ) する

to delete ★★☆☆☆
(erase) + (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 ★★☆☆☆
(erase) + (ward off) + (samurai radical) = 消防士 (firefighter)

消防署(しょうぼうしょ)

fire station ☆☆☆☆☆
(erase) + (ward off) + (government office) = 消防署 (fire station)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
erase WATER
whittle down SWORD

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