This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョ、コ、さ.る、-さ.る
Romaji: kyo, ko, sa.ru, -sa.ru
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: i
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Meanings

gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  440
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-2
Korean Reading:  geo
Chinese Reading:  qu4
Unicode:  53bb
JIS:  356E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2156
Nelson Index: 1051
New Nelson Index: 665
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b2.2
Four Corner Index: 4073.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 258
Gakken Index: 618
Japanese Names Index: 266
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3070
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0670
Remembering the kanji Index: 750
Busy People Index: 2.8
Kanji Way Index: 496
Kanji Flashcards Index: 133
Kodansha Compact Index: 261
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 276
Kanji in Context Index: 309
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1364
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1850
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 757
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 812
Essential Kanji Index: 475
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2678
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1471
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 189
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 247

Words

過去 (かこ)
the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life
去る (さる)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; ... completely; last ... (e.g. "last April")
除去 (じょきょ)
removal; getting rid of
退去 (たいきょ)
departure; leaving; going away; evacuation; recession
連れ去る (つれさる)
to take away; to kidnap
死去 (しきょ)
death
撤去 (てっきょ)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
逝去 (せいきょ)
death
消去 (しょうきょ)
elimination; erasure; dying out; clearing; purge; melting away
薨去 (こうきょ)
death (esp. nobleman, aristocrat); demise
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