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去
Gone, Past, Quit
さ(る) (saru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
⏳The meaning of 去 evolved over thousands of years. What began as an idea of physically moving away eventually became a way to describe time, history, and things that have passed beyond reach.
Memory Trick
You bury your private(厶) treasure in the ground (土). Years later, you return to dig it up—but it's gone! The treasure has disappeared into the past.
Readings
Onyomi: キョ (kyo), コ (ko)
Kunyomi: さ(る) (saru)
Example Words
去年
きょねん (kyonen)
Last year
過去
かこ (kako)
Past
去る
さる (saru)
To leave
除去
じょきょ (jokyo)
Removal
Example Sentence
彼は 町を 去りました。
かれは まちを さりました。
kare wa machi o sarimashita
He left the town.