去 gone

Also: past, quit, leave

On'yomi
キョ、コ
Kun'yomi
さ-る、-さ-る
Strokes
5
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): さ-る.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
去 is written in 5 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Someone scoops their private things (厶) up off the ground (土) and leaves — gone into the past.

A common word

  • 去年 きょねん last year

Example sentences

  • きょねん、にほんにきました。

    I came to Japan last year.

  • きょねんのなつはあつかったです。

    Last summer was hot.

Kanji that share a part

土 is its radical. 62 kanji share it in all.

厶 is a component. 20 kanji share it in all.