去 — 5 strokes / Radical「厶」
道8Elementary year 3 / 5 strokes / Radical「厶」
- On
- キョ・コ
- Kun
- さ(る)
- Meaning
- leave, go away, past
Origin
Originally a picture of someone opening a pit-cellar's cover and stepping out — to leave or go away.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キョ | 去年・去就・除去 |
|---|---|
| コ | 過去 |
| さる | 去る・去る○日 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 去年きょねん
last year
- 消去しょうきょ
erase, delete
Example
去年 ともだちが ふえました。
Last year my friends increased.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)