Word Meaning 世を去る

よをさる yo o saru

世を去る is read as よをさる (yo o saru) and means to die.

Meaning

English

to die
to pass away
to enter the priesthood
to live a secluded life

Reading

Kana

よをさる

Romaji

yo o saru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 逝く,永遠の眠りに就く,永久の眠りに就く,永眠する,お陀仏になる,帰らぬ人となる,消え入る,消える Proverb ✓ Rank 107913 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

この世を去る

このよをさる

to leave this world

過去世

かこぜ

one's previous life

世故に長ける

せこにたける

to know much of the world

世帯を張る

しょたいをはる

to keep house

世離れる

よばなれる

to become unworldly

世代

せだい

generation

世界

せかい

realm governed by one Buddha

世話人

せわにん

sponsor

世の中

よのなか

society

世間

せけん

world

世話

せわ

sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)

世

よ

the times