JLPT N5 vocabulary
消える: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
きえる0Heiban · flat
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to disappear, vanish, go out of sight, go away, become lost
- to go out (of a fire or light, etc.), die, turn off (e.g. a TV screen)
- to fade (of a feeling or impression), vanish (e.g. of hope)
- to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), disappear, fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
- to wear away (e.g. an inscription), be rubbed out (of writing), fade (e.g. of ink)
- to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), die out, disappear

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 消える | 消え |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 消え | 消え |
| Polite presentます形 | 消え | 消え |
| Polite pastました形 | 消え | 消え |
| Te-formて形 | 消え | 消え |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 消え | 消え |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 消え | 消え |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 消え | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 消え | 消え |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 消え | 消える |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 消え | 消え |
| Passive受身形 | 消え | 消え |
| Make / let使役形 | 消え | 消え |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 消え | 消え |
Example sentences
手術が終わったので、 これから痛みが消えていくよ。
The surgery is finished, so the pain will begin to disappear.