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除

exclude
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingジョ、ジ
Kun readingのぞ.く、-よ.け
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to remove
  2. to get rid of
  3. to take away
  4. to eliminate
  5. to exclude

Popular Usage

掃除する掃除削除解除

Radicals and components

Radical阜moundComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pinnacle · parthenon · acropolis · scales · too much · umbrella · potato · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1787

Compound words

掃除そうじ
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
削除さくじょ
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
解除かいじょ
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; rescission; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.)
駆除くじょ
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
控除こうじょ
subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
除くのぞく
to remove; to get rid of; to take away; to eliminate; to exclude
除外じょがい
exception; exclusion
除去じょきょ
removal; getting rid of
除籍じょせき
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
除草じょそう
weeding
除名じょめい
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
排除はいじょ
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
免除めんじょ
exemption; exoneration; discharge
除菌じょきん
disinfection; sterile filtration
除いてのぞいて
except; save
大掃除おおそうじ
major cleanup; spring cleaning
掃除機そうじき
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device
虫除けむしよけ
insecticide; insect repellent
取り除くとりのぞく
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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