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除 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
On
ジョじょ · jo
Kun
のぞ(く)nozo(ku)
Meaning
to remove; exclude; divide

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⻖ "mound" plus 余 "room to spare"; clearing earth away to open space — hence "to remove."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジョじょjo除外じょがい除数じょすう解除かいじょ
Onジじji掃除そうじ
Kunのぞくnozoku除くのぞく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 掃除そうじ

    cleaning

  • 除外じょがい

    exclusion

More words with this kanji

  • 控除こうじょ
  • 排除はいじょ
  • 免除めんじょ
  • 拭き掃除ふきそうじ
  • 刪除さんじょ
  • 扣除こうじょ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

教室(きょうしつ)の清(しん)除(じょ)を当番(とうばん)でする。

They take turns cleaning the classroom.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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