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去
On'yomi
キョ・コ
KYO / KO
Kun'yomi
さ.る・-さ.る
saru / saru
gone · past · quit · leave · elapse · eliminate · divorce
Details
Strokes5
Frequency#440
Radical厶private(2)
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Component Breakdown
去=
土厶
earth + 厶
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of earth (土) and private. Leaving the land.
Symbolism
Leave, past, remove. Represents departure from time or space.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Looking back at the past
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
則天去私
そくてんきょし
selfless devotion to justice; selfless devotion to justice
進退去就
しんたいきょしゅう
one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it; one's course of action
Proverbs & Idioms
去る者は追わず
さるものはおわず
Don't chase those who leave
Let departing people go without pursuing them