Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 去る(さる) in Japanese

去る, 避る
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
さる
Romaji
saru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to leave; to go away
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to pass; to elapse
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be distant
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to send away; to drive off; to divorce
  • Parts of speech
    suffix, Godan verb with `ru' ending
    Meaning
    (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely
  • Parts of speech
    pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
    Meaning
    last ... (e.g. "last April")

Examples of 去る, 避る, さる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
去る
Plain Polite
去ります
Negative
去らない
Negative Polite
去りません

Past

Plain
去った
Plain Polite
去りました
Negative
去らなかった
Negative Polite
去りませんでした

Te

Plain
去って
Plain Polite
去りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
去られる
Plain Polite
去られます
Negative
去られない
Negative Polite
去られません

Related Kanji

避 JLPT 1

16 strokes

evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: さ.ける, よ.ける

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去 JLPT 4

5 strokes

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

On'Yomi: キョ, コ

Kun'Yomi: さ.る, -さ.る

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