打ち消す・打消す|うちけすuchikesu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Which spelling to use
打ち消す打ち消す(うちけす) is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it combines kanji and kana.
打消す打消す(うちけす) is a less common written variant of 打ち消す(うちけす); it also combines kanji and kana, but beginners should normally choose 打ち消す(うちけす).
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto deny; to contradict
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
Conjugation
Dictionary form打ち消す(うちけす)
Polite (masu)打ち消します(うちけします)
Negative (nai)打ち消さない(うちけさない)
polite (masen)打ち消しません(うちけしません)
classical zu / nu打ち消さず・打ち消さぬ(うちけさず・うちけさぬ)
Past (ta)打ち消した(うちけした)
polite (mashita)打ち消しました(うちけしました)
Past negative (nakatta)打ち消さなかった(うちけさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)打ち消しませんでした(うちけしませんでした)
Te form打ち消して(うちけして)
Potential打ち消せる(うちけせる)
Passive打ち消される(うちけされる)
Causative打ち消させる(うちけさせる)
Causative passive打ち消させられる(うちけさせられる)
Conditional (ba)打ち消せば(うちけせば)
tara打ち消したら(うちけしたら)
Volitional打ち消そう(うちけそう)
polite (mashou)打ち消しましょう(うちけしましょう)
Imperative打ち消せ(うちけせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym否定ひていNeutralNeutral word for logical negation or denial of a claim; 「打ち消す」 also covers drowning out sounds and dispelling rumors or impressions.
  • Synonym否認ひにんWrittenWritten/formal: denying a crime or alleged facts, as in 「容疑を否認」; 「打ち消す」 is broader in what it can apply to.
  • Related否むいなむWrittenWritten/formal verb meaning to refuse or deny; mostly seen in the negative form 「否めない」, 'cannot be denied'.
  • Antonym肯定するNeutralNeutral antonym: to affirm or accept as true, standing at the opposite pole from 「打ち消す」's denying and negating.

Use 「打ち消す」 to deny rumors, dispel impressions, or drown out sounds. For logical negation pick 「否定」; for denying a crime or facts, 「否認」. 「否めない」 means 'cannot be denied'. The antonym is 「肯定する」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 「消けす」を強調きょうちょうする語ご。
  2. 否定ひていする。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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