JLPT N4
去
Past, Leave
Onyomi
キョ (kyo), コ (ko)
Kunyomi
さ・る (sa-ru)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
厶 (private/lid) + 土 (earth/ground)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine slamming a heavy **lid** (厶, the top part) down onto the cold, hard **ground** (土, the bottom part). You're not just covering something; you're aggressively sealing away your past, leaving it buried forever as you abruptly **depart** and move on.
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Quick Hint:
Lid on ground
Essential N4 Vocabulary
去年
きょねん
Last year
過去
かこ
Past
去る
さる
To leave, To pass (time)
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "去"
＿＿＿＿＿、日本へ 来ました。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 去年は「きょねん」と読みます。
English: Last year is read as 'kyonen'.
English: Last year is read as 'kyonen'.
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