# 除 exclude

(town) + 余 (excess) Same-ON
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The more hostile meaning is, to exclude, for instance: certain people.

The more polite meaning is, to not count someone: "Not counting Bill, everyone here is republican."

(BILLを除き、皆がrepublican!) "Not counting Sarah, eveyrone here hates cats." "Except for one mistake, he did a good job!"

## Onyomi

JO |

## Mnemonic

| The people of Gaytown voted to exclude the excess women, so they'd have more places to Jack Off.

## Kunyomi

のぞ*く | to exclude, to remove ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

削除(さくじょ) する | delete ★★★☆☆ 削 (whittle down) + 除 (exclude) = 削除 (delete) delete (as in, delete a file, but also to eliminate or censor something)
掃除(そうじ) する | house-cleaning ★★★☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA 掃 (sweep) + 除 (exclude) = 掃除 (house-cleaning) house-cleaning. Not just sweeping, but vacuuming, straightening up, smacking the futon, etc.
排除(はいじょ) する | to remove or eliminate ★★★☆☆ 排 (eliminate) + 除 (exclude) = 排除 (to remove or eliminate )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
途 | on the way | MOVE |
徐 | slowly | GO | 行
除 | exclude | TOWN |

In order to be on your way, you have to MOVE.

If you GO too slowly, you'll be excluded from TOWN.

(everyone is in a hurry there!)

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
除 | exclude | EXCESS | 余
険 | steep / risky | RISK |

Japanese exclude the EXCESS foreigners because the RISK is too steep.

## Synonyms

delete 消去する 削除する 除く 取り除く 除去 解除 省く
housekeeping, housework 掃除 家事
remove 抜く 外す 排除 除外
skip, omit 消す 略す 省略 略語 飛ばす 除ける