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

  • JLPT N4
  • 5 strokes
  • Grade 3
  • Radical 厶
  • #440 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
キョ
Kun'yomi
さ.る-さ.る

Example words

  • 過去かこ(1) the past; bygone days; the previous (2) a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past (3) past (tense); preterit; preterite (4) previous life
  • 去年きょねんlast year
  • 去るさる(1) to leave; to go away (2) to pass; to elapse (3) to be distant (4) to send away; to drive off; to divorce (5) (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely (6) last ... (e.g. "last April")
  • 立ち去るたちさるto leave; to depart; to take one's leave
  • 消去しょうきょelimination; erasure; dying out; clearing; purge; melting away