Word Meaning 除く

のぞく nozoku

除く is read as のぞく (nozoku) and means to exclude.

Meaning

English

  1. to exclude
  2. to except
  3. to remove
  4. to eliminate
  5. to eradicate

Reading

Kana

のぞく

Romaji

nozoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 加える,含める Rank 15548 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

除外

じょがい

exception

除名

じょめい

striking off a name

除いて

のぞいて

except

除去

じょきょ

removal

除草

じょそう

weeding

除雪

じょせつ

snow removal

除夜

じょや

New Year's Eve

取り除く

とりのぞく

to remove

除籍

じょせき

removing a name

除幕式

じょまくしき

unveiling ceremony

除隊

じょたい

military discharge

除湿

じょしつ

dehumidification

Example Sentences

10

このくすりはいたみをのぞくのにやくだつ。

This medicine helps remove pain.

くくでは、じゅうにをさんでわるとよんになります。

In basic arithmetic, twelve divided by three is four.

I'm allowing all attacks except on vital organs.

It's very hard to get rid of bad habits.

Medical innovations are the best way to relieve us from sufferings.

It isn't possible to clear the snow from every road.

Once a bad habit is formed, it is hard to get rid of it.

The objective of Minesweeper is to clear the minefield without detonating the mines.

If only her husband helped her, most of her problems at home would disappear.

Most developers hate debugging; it's more fun to create bugs than to correct them.