How to say 'Exclude' in Japanese | 除く

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The Japanese word for Exclude is 'Nozoku', written as 除く in Japanese.'Exclude' in hiragana is のぞく.

word

除く

Meaning

Exclude

Reading

のぞく

nozoku

Kanji

除Exclude, Remove

Explanation

The Japanese verb '除く (のぞく)' primarily means 'to exclude' or 'to remove'. It is used to indicate that something or someone is being left out or omitted from a group, list, or consideration. For example: Please exclude him from the list「彼をリストから除いてください」(かれをリストからのぞいてください). This rule applies to everyone, excluding children「このルールは子供を除いて全員に適用されます」(このルールはこどもをのぞいてぜんいんにてきようされます). Additionally, '除く' can sometimes imply 'except for' or 'apart from', as in: All members, excluding the president, attended the meeting「会長を除いて全員が会議に出席しました」(かいちょうをのぞいてぜんいんがかいぎにしゅっせきしました).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1947

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 除く

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

除

Meaning

Exclude, Remove

Hiragana in the Word 除く

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

く

Reading

Words Related to 除く Through the Kanji 除

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 除 as well.

word

掃除

Meaning

Cleaning

word

掃除機

Meaning

Vacuum

word

排除

Meaning

Exclusion, Elimination

word

控除

Meaning

Deduction

word

削除

Meaning

Deletion

word

解除

Meaning

Cancellation

word

取り除く

Meaning

Remove

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'Nozoku' means 'Exclude' .

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