除 Kanji – exclude
The Japanese kanji 除 can mean exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except.
Meaning and Readings
How is 除 read?
除 has the onyomi readings ジョ, ジ and the kunyomi readings のぞく, -よけ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as jo, ji, nozoku, yoke.
Common Japanese Words Using 除
These common Japanese words contain 除. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 解除（かいじょ） — termination (of a contract), cancellation, rescinding, rescission
- 駆除（くじょ） — extermination (of pests), eradication, stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
- 控除（こうじょ） — subtraction, deduction (e.g. of tax)
- 削除（さくじょ） — deletion, elimination, erasure, striking out
- 取り除く（とりのぞく） — to remove, to deinstall, to take away, to set apart
- 除いて（のぞいて） — except, save
- 除く（のぞく） — to remove, to get rid of, to take away, to eliminate
- 除外（じょがい） — exception, exclusion
- 除去（じょきょ） — removal, getting rid of
- 除籍（じょせき） — removing a name