# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 除いて | のぞいて (nozoite) | except; save |
| 除く | のぞく (nozoku) | to remove; to get rid of |

## Don't confuse it with

[陰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shade/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[破](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tear/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hug/)

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