去
Gone
Meanings
Gone, Past, Quit, Leave, Elapse, Eliminate, Divorce
On'yomi
きょ、 こ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
さ.る、 -さ.る
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
去 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
去 (Gone) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #440 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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