打ち消す

うちけす

Also written 打消す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to deny; to contradict
2. to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 消 vanish. Read as けす.

Example sentences

• 彼はうわさを打ち消したわよ。
  He denied the rumor.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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