Moji Ninja

去 — leave; past

去 means “leave; past”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: キョ (kyo), コ (ko). Kun'yomi: さ(る) (saru). You'll see it in words such as 去る (saru, “to leave”).

去
Stroke order of 去
Meaning
leave; past
On'yomi
キョ (kyo), コ (ko)
Kun'yomi
さ(る) (saru)
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N4 · set Coming & going

How to remember 去

Earth (土) over an elbow (ム) waving goodbye: gone, the past.

Parts: 土 earth · ム elbow; private

Words with 去

WordReadingMeaning
去るさる saru kunto leave

More in the “Coming & going” set

Practise 去 free