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去
go away · leave · past · previous
N4On: きょ、こKun: さる
Memory Aid
The top of '去' looks like a 'soil' (土) mound, and the bottom looks like a 'person' (人) or a bent leg kicking off. Imagine someone kicking off the earth to 'go away' or 'leave'.
'KO' — sounds like 'GO away!' to remember the meaning 'go away'.
'SARU' — sounds like 'SAIL away!' which is a great way to remember 'to leave' or 'to go away'.
Vocabulary
去るさるto leave, to go away
去年きょねんlast year
過去かこthe past
立ち去るたちさるto leave, to depart
消え去るきえさるto vanish, to disappear
Example Sentences
彼は静かに部屋を去った。
He quietly left the room.
去年、日本へ旅行に行きました。
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
過去は変えられない。
The past cannot be changed.
彼女は私のそばから立ち去った。
She left my side.