How to say "Exclude" in Japanese | 除く

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Exclude" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Exclude" is "Nozoku", written in japanese as "除く".

Here's a more detailed 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).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "除" means "Exclude" and "Remove" and can be read as "Jo", "Ji" and "Nozo"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Nozoku" mean in japanese?

"Nozoku" means "Exclude" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". And The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.