ε»
Leave, Depart, Past
γ(γ) (saru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
The kanji ε» appears in the common word ιε» (kako), meaning 'the past.' It represents something that has already gone away or departed.
Memory Trick
Imagine a person walking away from a place and becoming smaller in the distance. As they leave, they are literally ε» (departing).
Readings
Onyomi: γγ§ (kyo), γ³ (ko)
Kunyomi: γ(γ) (saru)
Example Words
ε»εΉ΄
γγγγ (kyonen)
Last year
ιε»
γγ (kako)
Past
ε»γ
γγ (saru)
To leave
ι€ε»
γγγγ (jokyo)
Removal
Example Sentence
ε½Όγ― ηΊγ ε»γγΎγγγ
γγγ― γΎγ‘γ γγγΎγγγ
kare wa machi o sarimashita
He left the town.