gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
去 centers on departure and removal: something or someone going away, leaving, or being eliminated. The divorce sense is a specific application of leaving a relationship.
去 originally depicted a person leaving a dwelling or enclosure, conveying the idea of going away. The modern form combines 土 and 厶, but the historical connection to the original pictograph is not directly visible.
The top 土 looks like a cross on the ground, and the bottom 厶 resembles a person walking away. Picture someone leaving a marked spot and disappearing into the distance.
For キョ, imagine a person leaving Kyoto (京都, きょうと) behind: the first syllable キョ of きょうと cues the reading, and the person is gone.
the past; bygone days
last year
to leave; to go away
removal; getting rid of
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
erasure; deletion; elimination; clearing
death; decease; passing away
departure; leaving; going away; evacuation
castration; neutering; gelding; sterilization
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
death; passing
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to disappear; to vanish
to run away; to run off
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
abduction; kidnapping
to remove; to eliminate
to pass; to pass by
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
leaving or staying