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去

gone, past

JLPT N4 Grade 3 5 strokes
Kun'yomi
さ.る・-さ.る
On'yomi
キョ・コ

去 means "gone, past". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read さ.る・-さ.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キョ・コ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

去 in example sentences

  • 去年きょねんの新人しんじんです。

    Kyonen no shinjin desu.

    I was a freshman last year.

  • 去年きょねんはいい年としでした。

    Kyonen wa ii toshi deshita.

    Last year was a good one.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 去 mean?
去 means "gone, past". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 去 have?
去 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 去 read?
It is read さ.る・-さ.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and キョ・コ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 去?
去 is a JLPT N4 kanji.
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