noun

  1. partly burned charcoal.
  2. servant boy at a brothel or teahouse. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
消し炭 けしずみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

extinguish, blow out, turn off
き.える ショウ け.す (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
resemblance
ショウ あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
charcoal, coal
タン すみ (3rd, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
ashes, puckery juice, cremate
はい カイ (6th, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)