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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to something that does not follow a general rule, pattern, or expectation. Commonly used in both formal and everyday contexts.

Related words· 7

特とく別べつN4
特別 means something is 'special' or given distinct treatment, while 例外 specifically means it does not follow a general rule.
異い例れいN1
異例 emphasizes that a situation is unprecedented or unusual, whereas 例外 just means it falls outside the normal rule.
特とく例れい
特例 refers to a special case or exception granted by decision (e.g. a rule waiver), while 例外 is the more general word for any case outside the norm.
番ばん外がい
例外 is a general term for an exception to a rule or norm, while 番外 specifically means something falling outside a numbered list or set.

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除じょ外がいN1
例外 refers to an exception to a rule, while 除外 refers to the act or state of being excluded from a set or scope.
別べつ物もの
例外 means 'exception' and focuses on something breaking a rule or pattern, while 別物 focuses on a thing being categorically different rather than rule-breaking.
変へん則そく
例外 names a specific case treated outside a rule, whereas 変則 describes the irregular nature or arrangement itself.

Opposites

原げん則そくN1
原則 means the general principle or rule, the very thing that 例外 (an exception) departs from.
例れいN5
例外 is an exception that breaks the usual pattern, while 例 is a typical instance that follows and illustrates it.
通つう例れい
例外 means 'exception', the opposite of 通例's sense of the customary rule or general practice that is normally followed.