去 (divorce, elapse, eliminate, gone, leave, past, quit) - Kanji Codex

去

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョコ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-さ.るさ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

い

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:3

Strokes:5

JLPT:4

Frequency:440

Vocabulary

キョ

Word	Reading	Meaning
去就	キョシュウ	leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
去年	キョネン	last year
死去	シキョ	death; decease; passing away
除去	ジョキョ	removal; getting rid of
退去	タイキョ	departure; leaving; going away; evacuation; recession

コ

Word	Reading	Meaning
過去	カコ	the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life
過去形	カコケイ	past tense
半過去	ハンカコ	imperfect tense
過去完了	カコカンリョウ	past perfect tense
過去帳	カコチョウ	(family) death register

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
去る	さる	to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; to (do) completely; last ... (e.g. "last April")
去年	こぞ	last year
撤去	てっきょ	removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
立ち去る	たちさる	to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
連れ去る	つれさる	to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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