past tense

(ten) + (decapitated cow)
★★★★★
5 strokes

Onyomi

KYO, KO

ー Keep Your Own KOdomo in the past, Don't let him grow up and lose his innocence.

Mnemonic

In the past, I decapitated ten cows. But that's all behind me now. I'm a changed man. That is to say, I'm now a woman.

Kunyomi

( ) さ*る to leave (as in leave while others stay). also to be xxx miles away from a particular place.
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

過去(かこ)

the past ★★★★★
(surpass / too much) + (past tense) = 過去 (the past)

去年(きょねん)

last year ★★★★★
(past tense) + (year) = 去年 (last year)

過去形(かこけい)

the past tense ★★★★☆
(the past) + (form) = 過去形 (the past tense)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
past tense ム IS UNDER 土
until ム IS ABOVE 土
fill up LEGS

In the past, moocows lived UNDER the earth,

until they finally migrated ABOVEground.

The tunnels were filled up with the LEGS of the migrating cows.

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Synonyms

delete
消去する    削除する    除く    取り除く    除去    解除    省く