去 — leave, go away

さる去 leave

U+53BB Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes Freq #440 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #812 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

leave
go away

word

さ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

去(さ) る saru to leave

きょ kyo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

去(きょ) 年(ねん) kyonen last year 除(じょ) 去(きょ) jokyo removal

こ ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

過(か) 去(こ) kako the past

Stroke order

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