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除 — remove; exclude

除 means “remove; exclude”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ジョ (jo), ジ (ji). Kun'yomi: のぞ(く) (nozoku). You'll see it in words such as 除いて (nozoite, “except; save”).

除
Stroke order of 除
Meaning
remove; exclude
On'yomi
ジョ (jo), ジ (ji)
Kun'yomi
のぞ(く) (nozoku)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

How to remember 除

Parts: 阝 town; hill · 余 surplus

Words with 除

WordReadingMeaning
除いてのぞいて nozoite kunexcept; save
除くのぞく nozoku kunto remove; to get rid of

Don't confuse it with

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Practise 除 free

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