去 — leave, go away
さる
去
leave
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
U+53BB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #440
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #812
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- leave
- go away
word
さ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
きょ kyo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
こ ko On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
つち
土
earth
#32
Used as component in (2)
Compound ideograph (会意). 土 (earth) below a departing element. To leave or go away — departing from where one stood.