もみ消す もみけす Also written 揉み消す, 揉消す Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire) to hush up; to cover up; to stifle; to suppress Kanji 消 vanish. Read as けす. Common phrases 事件をもみ消す Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists