JLPT N4 · 5 strokes
Kanji 去: "gone, past, quit"
The kanji 去 means "gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read キョ, コ in on'yomi and さ.る, -さ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョコ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さ.る-さ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 440 of 2,501 |
Common words with 去
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 過去the past; bygone days · one's past (that one would prefer remained secret)
- 去るto leave; to go away · to pass; to elapse
- 去年last year
- 立ち去るto leave; to depart; to take one's leave
- 消え去るto disappear; to vanish
- 走り去るto run away; to run off
- 置き去りleaving behind; desertion; abandonment
- 連れ去るto take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
- 過ぎ去るto pass; to pass by
- 消し去るto get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate
- 消去erasure; deletion; elimination; clearing · elimination (of variables)
- 忘れ去るto forget completely; to leave behind
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