Meaning & readings
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
On’yomi キョ、コ
Kun’yomi さ.る、-さ.る
Nanori い
Origin
This character most likely combines two components to suggest the idea of leaving or departing. The top part, which represents earth or ground, and the bottom part together form an image of something moving away from a place—literally going past or leaving behind. Over time, this visual idea of separation or departure evolved to mean "gone," "past," or "quit." The character's shape captures the fundamental concept of moving away from a fixed point, which is why it carries meanings related to leaving, elapsing, and removing.
Components
- 土
- 厶
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 5
- Kangxi radical
- 28
- Formation type
- Compound ideographic (combined meanings)
- Grade
- Grade 3 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #440 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 3
- Unicode
- U+053BB