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除

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • exclude
  • division (x/3)
  • remove
  • abolish
  • cancel
  • except

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ジョ
  • ジ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • のぞ.く
  • -よ.け
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#619
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
阜#170 · mound

Components

  • 禾
  • 𠆢
  • ⻖

Common Words

  • 除じょNoun
    division
  • 解除かいじょNoun
    termination (of a contract), cancellation, rescinding
  • 除いてのぞいてExpression
    except, save
  • 排除はいじょNoun
    exclusion, removal, elimination
  • 控除こうじょNoun
    subtraction, deduction (e.g. of tax)
  • 掃除そうじNoun
    cleaning, sweeping, dusting
  • 除去じょきょNoun
    removal, getting rid of
  • 除名じょめいNoun
    striking off a name, dropping a name (from a list), expulsion

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

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