除 – exclude, division (x/3), remove

10 strokesTaught in grade 6#594 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 除 means exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジョ、ジ (jo, ji); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is のぞ.く、-よ.け (nozoku, yoke). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 阜 (no. 170).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジョ	jo
On’yomi	ジ	ji
Kun’yomi	のぞ.く	nozoku
Kun’yomi	-よ.け	yoke

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 阜 (Kangxi radical 170). Components: 示・个・阡・一.

Words using 除

掃除そうじcleaning除くのぞくto remove削除さくじょdeletion控除こうじょsubtraction排除はいじょexclusion解除かいじょtermination (of a contract)除外じょがいexception免除めんじょexemption取り除くとりのぞくto remove

Example sentences

あなたの部屋を掃除しましたか。

Did you clean your room?

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医者は彼の苦痛を除いてやった。

The doctor released him from his pain.

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発音の点を除けば、みんな上手なフランス語を話す。

Except for pronunciation, everyone can speak good French.

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Kanji with the same radical

院際防限階降隊険陸障陣陽隣隠陥阻

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