To Get Rid Of Something
To Do Away With Something, To Lose Something
transitive verb, godan verb
This word ends with a う sound so you can guess it's a verb. The kanji means nothing, and you'll end up with nothing if you want to to get rid of something, to do away with something or to lose something.
This verb is transitive, so the action is happening to something. So maybe you're getting rid of debt, or discrimination, or stress... Whatever it is, there's a direct object with this verb!
なくす
This word uses the kun'yomi, which you already learned when you learned the word 無し.
日本語のアメリカなまりを無くしたいな。
I wish I could get rid of my American accent in Japanese.
何よりもストレスを無くすことが大切です。
The most important thing is to do away with stress.
ご自身が自信を無くした原因は何だと思いますか。
What do you think caused you to lose your self-confidence?