消える [きえる] /(v1,vi) (1) to disappear/to vanish/to go out of sight/to go away/to become lost/(v1,vi) (2) to go out (of a fire, light, etc.)/to die/to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)/(v1,vi) (3) to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.)/to vanish (e.g. of hope)/(v1,vi) (4) to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)/to disappear/to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)/(v1,vi) (5) to wear away (e.g. of an inscription)/to rub out (of writing)/to fade (e.g. of ink)/(v1,vi) (6) to be lost (e.g. of a tradition)/to die out/to disappear/(P)/EntL1350040/