Learn Japanese Kanji: 去

This kanji has kunyoumi of さ, and it has onyoumi of キョ or コ. This character means: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce, or go away. It has the following radicals: private, Katakana Mu, and earth. You can remember this kanji with this hint: An individual buried under the ground has privacy. Our example sentence is: [去]年日本に行きました。きょねんにほんにいきました。I went to Japan last year.

Grade	Kun	On	Meaning	Strokes	Example Sentence
JLPT N4	さ	キョ, コ	gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce, go away	5	[去]年日本に行きました。 きょねんにほんにいきました。 I went to Japan last year.