さ.る
saru
JLPT N45 strokesKanjiLevel 13 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

去 is the kanji for "Gone". A common reading is さ.る (saru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Gone

Also : Past · Quit · Leave · Elapse · Divorce

Readings

kunさ.る/ saruonきょ/ kyoon/ ko

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 去 represents 'GONE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of gone.

Reading ·

On-reading: きょ — remember this sound by associating it with gone. Kun-reading: さ.る.

Example Sentences

去年の夏に海外旅行をしました。

きょねんのなつにかいがいりょこうをしました。

I traveled abroad last summer.

過去のことを考えすぎないようにしています。

かこのことをかんがえすぎないようにしています。

I try not to think too much about the past.

Vocabulary using 去

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