消え去る|きえさるkiesaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto disappear; to vanish
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 消え去る（きえさる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 消え去ります（きえさります） |
| Negative (nai) | 消え去らない（きえさらない） |
| polite (masen) | 消え去りません（きえさりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 消え去らず・消え去らぬ（きえさらず・きえさらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 消え去った（きえさった） |
| polite (mashita) | 消え去りました（きえさりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 消え去らなかった（きえさらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 消え去りませんでした（きえさりませんでした） |
| Te form | 消え去って（きえさって） |
| Potential | 消え去れる（きえされる） |
| Passive | 消え去られる（きえさられる） |
| Causative | 消え去らせる（きえさらせる） |
| Causative passive | 消え去らせられる・消え去らされる（きえさらせられる・きえさらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 消え去れば（きえされば） |
| tara | 消え去ったら（きえさったら） |
| Volitional | 消え去ろう（きえさろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 消え去りましょう（きえさりましょう） |
| Imperative | 消え去れ（きえされ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym消えるきえるNeutralThe most general word for disappearing or going out; 「消え去る」 emphasizes vanishing completely, leaving no trace.
- SynonymなくなるNeutralCovers being gone, lost or used up; for a death write 「亡くなる」. 「消え去る」 focuses on vanishing completely.
- Synonym消え失せるきえうせるCasualColloquial: vanishing without a trace, with a rough, emphatic tone; the imperative 「消え失せろ」 is a coarse way to tell someone to get lost.
- Synonym掻き消えるかききえるWrittenWritten-style: sounds, light or smells cut off abruptly, all at once, unlike a gradual fade; 「消え去る」 stresses leaving completely.
- Synonym失せるうせるNeutralMeans to vanish, as in 「やる気が失せる」; only the imperative 「失せろ」 is a rude insult.
- Synonym失せ去るうせさるWrittenWritten-style word for disappearing from sight; rarely used.
- Related吹き飛ぶふきとぶNeutralMeans to be blown away, figuratively worries swept clean away; 「消え去る」 is calmer.
- Related吹っ飛ぶふっとぶCasualColloquial: blown violently away, or figuratively gone in an instant, with emphatic force.
- Related消去しょうきょWrittenWritten-style word for deletion or erasure, mostly of data; corresponds to the transitive 「消す」.
- Related消滅しょうめつWrittenWritten word for ceasing to exist or lapsing, as in 「権利が消滅」; 「消え去る」 is more literary.
- Related消失しょうしつWrittenWritten word for disappearance, as in 「消失点」; leans toward objective description.
- Related消え入るきえいるWrittenFor a voice or sound fading gradually away, or feeling faint with shame or grief.
- Related失跡しっせきWrittenWritten word for someone's whereabouts becoming unknown; rare — 「失踪」 is the usual choice.
- Related蒸発じょうはつNeutralEvaporation of liquid, or figuratively a person suddenly vanishing; carries a colloquial flavour.
- Related失踪しっそうWrittenFor a person going missing, with a legal declaration system; 「消え去る」 is not limited to people.
- RelatedドロンCasualSlang for slipping away or vanishing in a flash, with a joking tone.
- Related消散しょうさんWrittenWritten word for scattering and vanishing like mist dispersing.
- Related没するぼっするWrittenWritten word for sinking, setting, or passing away; 「消え去る」 never refers to death.
- Related雲隠れくもがくれNeutralHiding oneself away or going dark, typically of someone dodging pursuit or blame.
For ordinary disappearance, use 「消える」. 「消え去る」 stresses vanishing completely and leaving no trace, as in 「不安が消え去る」. For a missing person say 「失踪」; to tell someone rudely to get lost, 「消え失せろ」. Sounds, light or smells cut off all at once take 「掻き消える」, whereas a voice fading out gradually is 「消え入る」; data deletion is 「消去」; rights lapsing are 「消滅」; blown-away worries are 「吹き飛ぶ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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