JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 除: "exclude, division (x/3), remove"
The kanji 除 means "exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジョ, ジ in on'yomi and のぞ.く, -よ.け in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョジ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のぞ.く-よ.け
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 594 of 2,501 |
Common words with 除
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 掃除cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
- 除くto remove; to get rid of; to take away; to eliminate · to exclude; to except; to leave out; to omit
- 解除termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; rescission · lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations); cancellation (of a warning, alert, etc.)
- 排除exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away
- 取り除くto remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
- 削除deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
- 駆除extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
- 除外exception; exclusion
- 除去removal; getting rid of
- 免除exemption; exoneration; discharge
- 掃除機vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover · cleaning device
- 大掃除major cleanup; spring cleaning
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