かき消す

かきけす

Also written 掻き消す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

Kanji

• 消 vanish. Read as けす.

Example sentences

• 騒音にかき消されて私の声は人に届かなかった。
  I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
• 彼の声はその叫びでかき消された。
  His voice was drowned by the yells.
• 彼の声は悪霊の突然の咆哮にかき消される。
  His voice was drowned out by the wraith's sudden howl.

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