5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

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

Kun'yomi
  • to leave ②to send away ③to (do) completely ④last ... (e.g. "last April")
  • -さ
On'yomi
  • キョ
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

-さ 72.6%
15.8%
キョ 11.6%

Character Breakdown

gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

to leave ②to send away ③to (do) completely ④last ... (e.g. "last April")
the past ②one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) ③past (tense)
to take (someone) away
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 53BB
JIS X 0208 1-21-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1051
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 665
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2156
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2678
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1364
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1850
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 750
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 812
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 618
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 266
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 475
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3070
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 258
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 414
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 420
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 189
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 133
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 276
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 247
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 496
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 309
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 261
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 757
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b2.2
Four corner code 4073.1
De Roo Code 1471