去

gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce

5 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 440.

Readings

• キョ (on reading): 死去 (しきょ) death; 去年 (きょねん) last year
• コ (on reading): 過去 (かこ) the past; 過去作 (かこさく) past work (book, film, etc.)
• さる (kun reading): 去る (さる) to leave; 立ち去る (たちさる) to leave

Components

• 土
• 厶
• 厶 radical private
• 土 radical earth

Kanji containing 去

• 法 method
• 却 instead
• 刧 threat
• 劫 threat
• 怯 cowardice
• 盍 come together

Words using 去

• 死去 (しきょ) death
• 去年 (きょねん) last year
• 撤去 (てっきょ) removal
• 除去 (じょきょ) removal
• 薨去 (こうきょ) death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.)
• 過去 (かこ) the past
• 過去作 (かこさく) past work (book, film, etc.)
• 過去最高 (かこさいこう) highest ever
• 過去帳 (かこちょう) (family) death register
• 過去問 (かこもん) past exam questions
• 去る (さる) to leave
• 立ち去る (たちさる) to leave
• 過ぎ去る (すぎさる) to pass
• 走り去る (はしりさる) to run away
• 連れ去る (つれさる) to take (someone) away

146 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists