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消息しょうそく

shousoku

news, letter, circumstances

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Example sentence

新聞に飛行機が消息を絶ったと書いてあった。

I read in the newspaper that contact with the plane had been lost.

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Kanji in 消息

消
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
息
breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
消すN5けすto erase, to delete, to turn off power
消えるN5きえるto vanish, to disappear
息子N4むすこ(humble) son
消しゴムN4けしゴムeraser
消費N3しょうひconsumption, expenditure
息N3いきbreath
消防N3しょうぼうfire fighting, fire department
休息N3きゅうそくrest, relief, relaxation

More Communication & Speech words

WordMeaning
強いてしいてby force; if I must (e.g. 強いて言えば = if I had to say)
提供ていきょうoffer, program sponsoring
コメントコメントcomment
掲載けいさいappearance (e.g., article in paper)
報道ほうどうcoverage, report
発言はつげんutterance, speech, proposal
指摘してきpointing out, identification
交渉こうしょうnegotiation

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