除 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
- On
- ジョ
- Kun
- のぞ(く)
- Meaning
- to remove; exclude; divide
Origin
⻖ "mound" plus 余 "room to spare"; clearing earth away to open space — hence "to remove."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジョ | 除外・除数・解除 |
|---|---|
| ジ | 掃除 |
| のぞく | 除く |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 掃除そうじ
cleaning
- 除外じょがい
exclusion
Example
教室の掃除を当番でする。
We clean the classroom in turns.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)