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除

Kanji 除: meaning "remove, exclude", readings, stroke order

The kanji 除 means "remove, exclude". On'yomi: ジョ、ジ; kun'yomi: のぞく. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
remove, exclude
On'yomi
ジョジ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
のぞく
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 除

  • 掃除 そうじ (する) — cleaning, sweeping
  • 掃除機 そうじき — vacuum cleaner
  • 除く のぞく — to remove, to exclude, to except
  • 削除 さくじょ — elimination, deletion
  • 控除 こうじょ — subsidy, deduction
  • 取り除く とりのぞく — to remove, to take away, to set apart
  • 排除 はいじょ — exclusion, removal, rejection
  • 解除 かいじょ — cancellation, release, cancel
  • 除外 じょがい — exception, exclusion
  • 免除 めんじょ — exemption, exoneration, discharge

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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