Meaning of 去る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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去る, 避るJLPT 3
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Kana Readingさる
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Romajisaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to leave; to go away
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to pass; to elapse
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be distant
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to send away; to drive off; to divorce
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, Godan verb with `ru` ending
- Meaning
- (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely
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- Parts of speech
- pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
- Meaning
- last ... (e.g. "last April")
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Example Sentences
去る, 避る, さる used in context
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無実を証明できなかったので、彼は故郷の町を去らなければならなかった。
Unable to prove his innocence, he was forced to leave his native town.
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Read "Gone With The Wind".
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The defeated team slowly left the field.
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All she could do was watch him walk away.
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She left Japan, never to return home again.
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She was leaving and was walking slowly from me.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
Past
Te
Passive
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
On: キョ, コ
Kun: さ.る, -さ.る
5 strokes
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