かき()える

かききえる
verb (ichidan)
to vanish completely; to disappear without a trace
自動詞 intransitivechange
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentかき()えるかき()えない
Present politeかき()えますかき()えません
Pastかき()えたかき()えなかった
Past politeかき()えましたかき()えませんでした
て formかき()えてかき()えなくて
ている presentかき()えているかき()えていない
ている politeかき()えていますかき()えていません
ている pastかき()えていたかき()えていなかった
ている past politeかき()えていましたかき()えていませんでした
Conditional ばかき()えればかき()えなければ
Conditional たらかき()えたらかき()えなかったら
Volitionalかき()えよう
Volitional politeかき()えましょう
Potentialかき()えられるかき()えられない
Passiveかき()えられるかき()えられない
Causativeかき()えさせるかき()えさせない
Imperativeかき()えろかき()えるな
1. to vanish completely; to disappear without a trace
To disappear suddenly and completely, often used for sounds drowned out by noise or figures swallowed by darkness, with a vivid and dramatic nuance.
(こえ)(かぜ)かき()えた。
The voice was drowned out by the wind.
His figure vanished into the darkness.
As if the light of hope had been snuffed out, she hung her head and fell silent.

A compound verb from かき (an intensifying prefix) + ()える (to disappear). The かき prefix adds emphasis, indicating that something vanishes completely, suddenly, or is overwhelmed and obliterated.

Usage

  • Often used for sounds being drowned out by other sounds
  • Also used for people or things vanishing from sight
  • Literary and vivid; adds dramatic effect compared to plain ()える
  • The transitive form かき()す means "to drown out" or "to obliterate"

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ()える: to disappear — neutral, without the dramatic emphasis
  • かき()す: to drown out, obliterate — the transitive counterpart
  • ()()せる: to vanish completely — similar emphasis, but rarer