What does kanji 去 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 去 is gone.

How is kanji 去 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 去 are さ.る, -さ.る; the onyomi readings are キョ, コ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 去?

Kanji 去 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 去?

The main radical for kanji 去 is 厶.

What words use kanji 去?

Example words that use kanji 去 include 去年, 去来, 去就, 去勢.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 8

去

Meaning

Kanji 去

gone

gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さ.る-さ.る
Onyomi 音読み: キョコ
Nanori 名乗り: い

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #440
Strokes: 5
Radical: 厶
Components: 厶 • 土
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 146 entries that include this kanji.

去年

きょねん

last year

去来

きょらい

coming and going

去就

きょしゅう

leaving or staying

去勢

きょせい

enervation

去なす

いなす

to parry

去ぬ

いぬ

to die

去られん坊

さられんぼう

divorcing woman

去りぎわ

さりぎわ

(moment of) departure

去り行く

さりいく

to leave

去る者は追わず

さるものはおわず

do not pursue those who leave you

去る者は追わず、来たる者は拒まず

さるものはおわずきたるものはこばまず

do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you

去る者は日々にうとし

さるものはひびにうとし

friendships fade with distance

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

去年、日本へ行きました。

I went to Japan last year.

彼は何も言わずに去った。

He left without saying anything.

過去は変えられない。

The past cannot be changed.

時間はあっという間に過ぎ去る。

Time passes in the blink of an eye.

汚れを除去してください。

Please remove the dirt.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 8 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.