JLPT N2

remove, exclude

Item 146 of 481 | 10 strokes | Radical: 阝 (hill), 余 (surplus)

Readings

On'yomiジョ、ジ
Kun'yomiのぞ.く

Mnemonic

You REMOVE (除) the SURPLUS (余) dirt from the HILL (阝).

Example Words

除く (のぞく) to remove, to exclude
掃除 (そうじ) cleaning
削除 (さくじょ) deletion, elimination