去る (さる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

去る (さる) means to leave / to go away.

See example sentences below.

去る at a glance

去る

さるsaru

N3verb

to leave / to go away

去るさるsaruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to leave / to go away

Example 1

友達が去るところを見た。

Translation

I saw my friend leaving.

Example 2

春が去って、夏が来た。

Translation

Spring has gone, and summer has come.

Kanji 去: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

Kanji 去: meanings, readings, and example words.

去る (さる): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo