除 — kanji meaning “exclude”
除
exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
- Meanings
- exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
- On'yomi
- ジョ (jo)、ジ (ji)
- Kun'yomi
- のぞ.く、-よ.け
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #594 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- chú — Chinese character page
Words with 除
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解除 | かいじょ kaijo | termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding |
| 掃除 | そうじ souji | cleaning; sweeping; dusting |
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion; removal; elimination |
| 削除 | さくじょ sakujo | deletion; elimination; erasure |
| 除外 | じょがい jogai | exception; exclusion |
| 除去 | じょきょ jokyo | removal; getting rid of |
| 控除 | こうじょ koujo | subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax) |
| 免除 | めんじょ menjo | exemption; exoneration; discharge |
| 駆除 | くじょ kujo | extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil) |
| 除名 | じょめい jomei | striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion |
| 切除 | せつじょ setsujo | cut off; cut out; ablation |
| 除く | のぞく nozoku | to remove; to get rid of; to take away |
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