Kanji

除

除

exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

阜部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョ, ジ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のぞく, -よけ

Nanori (Name Reading)

きよ, さる, のき

Common Readings

ジ, ジョ, のぞ…く

Example sentences

掃除 そうじ
大掃除をして、部屋がすっかり綺麗になった。

After doing a major cleaning, the room became completely clean.

部屋 へや
部屋を掃除する

Clean the room.

解除 かいじょ
緊急事態宣言が解除された。

The state of emergency has been lifted.

除く のぞく
日曜日を除いて、毎日営業しています。

We are open every day except Sunday.

排除 はいじょ
偏見を排除して、客観的な視点で物事を判断すべきだ。

One should judge things from an objective perspective, setting aside any prejudices.

取り除く とりのぞく
液体から不純物を取り除く。

Remove impurities from the liquid.

はらわた はらわた
その魚のはらわたを取り除いてから、塩焼きにした。

After removing the fish's intestines, I grilled it with salt.

削除 さくじょ
パソコンから不要なファイルを削除した。

I deleted unnecessary files from the computer.

駆除 くじょ
専門の業者に依頼して、屋根裏のネズミを駆除してもらった。

I asked a professional company to exterminate the rats in the attic.

害虫 がいちゅう
夏になると、庭の害虫を駆除するために殺虫剤をまきます。

In the summer, I use pesticides to get rid of pests in the garden.

Example Vocabulary

掃除

そうじ

cleaning; sweeping

解除

かいじょ

cancellation; lifting; release

除く

のぞく

to exclude, to remove, to except

排除

はいじょ

exclusion; removal; elimination

取り除く

とりのぞく

to remove; to get rid of; to eliminate

削除

さくじょ

deletion; elimination; removal

駆除

くじょ

extermination; elimination; eradication

除外

じょがい

免除

めんじょ

exemption, exoneration

除去

じょきょ

removal; elimination

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