除 — exclude, division, remove

のぞく除 exclude

U+9664 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #594 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1787 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

exclude
division
remove
abolish
cancel
except

word

のぞ nozo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

除(のぞ) く nozoku to remove 取(と) り除(のぞ) く torinozoku to remove

じょ jo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

削(さく) 除(じょ) sakujo deletion 掃(そう) 除(じ) souji cleaning 排(はい) 除(じょ) haijo exclusion 解(かい) 除(じょ) kaijo cancellation 控(こう) 除(じょ) koujo deduction 除(じょ) 去(きょ) jokyo removal

Stroke order

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