JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 14

去 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

leave; past

On
キョkyo コko
Kun
さるsaru ゆくyuku のぞくnozoku

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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去5 strokes

How to write 去: stroke order

去 has 5 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

去 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 去 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 去

The parts 去 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 土

    soil; earth

  • 厶

    Radical

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 14