去る者は追わず、来たる者は拒まず

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you
Proverb

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Characters in this word

去

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun: さ.る-さ.る
On: キョコ

Strokes: 5
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 440 of 2500
Radical: 厶 private
WaniKani: Level 4

Built from

土厶

Used in names as

い

Words starting with 去 Words ending in 去 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
2-3-2	SKIP code
3b2.2	The Kanji Dictionary
4073.1	Four corner code
1471	deroo
53bb	Unicode hex code
1-21-78	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1051	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
665	New Nelson (John Haig)
2156	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2678	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1364	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1850	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
750	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
812	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
618	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
266	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
475	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3070	Morohashi
258	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
414	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
420	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
189	sakade
133	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
276	henshall3
247	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
496	crowley
309	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8	busy_people
261	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
757	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu4	Pinyin reading
geo	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4	WaniKani level

者

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

someone, person

Kun: もの
On: シャ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 38 of 2500
Radical: 老 old
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

日老

Words starting with 者 Words ending in 者 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2	SKIP code
4c4.13	The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0	Four corner code
1478	deroo
8005	Unicode hex code
1-28-52	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698	New Nelson (John Haig)
3211	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852	Morohashi
298	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235	sakade
240	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314	henshall3
302	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19	crowley
148	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6	busy_people
1578	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3	Pinyin reading
ja	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

追

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

Kun: お.う
On: ツイ

Strokes: 9
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 411 of 2500
Radical: 辵 walk
WaniKani: Level 11

Built from

｜口込

Used in names as

おい

Words starting with 追 Words ending in 追 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (32)

Code	Reference
3-3-6	SKIP code
2q6.4	The Kanji Dictionary
3730.7	Four corner code
877	deroo
8ffd	Unicode hex code
1-36-41	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4686	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6042	New Nelson (John Haig)
3096	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3840	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1971	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2667	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1268	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1359	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
398	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
993	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
746	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38836P	Morohashi
350	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1174	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1232	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
280	sakade
953	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
370	henshall3
339	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
966	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
688	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1276	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhui1	Pinyin reading
chu, toe	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11	WaniKani level

来

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

come, due, next, cause, become

Kun: く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たるきこ
On: ライタイ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 102 of 2500
Radical: 木 tree
WaniKani: Level 5

Built from

｜二米亠木

Used in names as

くりくるごろさ

Words starting with 来 Words ending in 来 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-7-3	SKIP code
0a7.6	The Kanji Dictionary
5090.0	Four corner code
1464	deroo
6765	Unicode hex code
1-45-72	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
202	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2565	New Nelson (John Haig)
3551	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4366	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2975	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1884	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2029	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
113	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
538	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
25	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14489	Morohashi
217	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147	sakade
62	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
237	henshall3
153	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
27	crowley
133	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5	busy_people
36	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1902	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lai2	Pinyin reading
rae	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5	WaniKani level

拒

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

repel, refuse, reject, decline

Kun: こば.む
On: キョゴ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 863 of 2500
Radical: 手 hand
WaniKani: Level 39

Built from

匚扎巨

Words starting with 拒 Words ending in 拒 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-5, 1-3-4	SKIP code
3c5.29	The Kanji Dictionary
5101.7	Four corner code
1375	deroo
62d2	Unicode hex code
1-21-81	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1847	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2084	New Nelson (John Haig)
311	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
368	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
231	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
857	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
921	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1232	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1439	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11957X	Morohashi
1154	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1295	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1370	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1348	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1177	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1005	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
871	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
865	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju4	Pinyin reading
geo, gu	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39	WaniKani level