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消耗

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

消耗 — “consumption, exhaustion, wear and tear”

消耗 (read しょうもう) means consumption, exhaustion, wear and tear. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しょうもう

Meaning

consumption, exhaustion, wear and tear

消耗 in a sentence

体力たいりょくを消耗しょうもうする。

I exhaust my physical strength.

The kanji in 消耗

消to put out; to erase
耗wear, loss

Words that share a kanji with 消耗

消えるきえる— to vanish, to disappear
消すけす— to erase, to delete, to turn off power
消しゴムけしゴム— eraser
消費しょうひ— consumption
消防しょうぼう— fire fighting, fire prevention
消化しょうか— digestion
取り消すとりけす— to cancel, to call off, to retract
打ち消すうちけす— to deny, to negate, to dispel

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