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去る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 去る

去る
避る
さる
Freq #1055
1

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to leave; to go away

Examples
１９００年に彼はイギリスを去り、そのまま二度と戻らなかった。
In 1900, he left England, and he never returned.
2

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to pass; to elapse

Examples
古き良き時代は去って、二度ともどってこない。
The good old days have gone, never to return.
3

Godan verb; Intransitive verb

to be distant

4

Godan verb; Transitive verb

to send away; to drive off; to divorce

5

Auxiliary verb; Godan verb; After a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb

to (do) completely

6

去る only; Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

last ... (e.g. "last April")

Examples
去る６月に私の姉は高校の教師と結婚した。
My sister married a high school teacher last June.

Kanji in this Word

去
5 strokes
Frequency: 440
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

gone
past
quit
leave
elapse
eliminate
divorce

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョ
コ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さ.る
-さ.る
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
い
避
15 strokes
Frequency: 756
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

evade
avoid
avert
ward off
shirk
shun

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さ.ける
よ.ける
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