protection against; repellent; guard
Used as a suffix or noun meaning something that protects against or repels a specific thing, e.g., 雨よけ (rain cover), 虫よけ (insect repellent).
This spray works as an insect repellent.
This spray works as an insect repellent.
We put up a roof as protection against the rain.
I use this hat as sun protection.
対策 means a 'countermeasure' or plan against a problem, while 除け refers specifically to a thing (item, charm, or barrier) that wards something off.
除去 means 'removal' (getting rid of something already present), whereas 除け means 'protection against' (preventing something from affecting you in the first place).
insect repellent; bug repellent
warding off evil; protection against misfortune
charm against evil; talisman; amulet
bulletproof; protection against bullets
protection against poison; warding off poison
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 除け and 避け are less common.
Kanji form emphasizing removal or exclusion.
Kanji form emphasizing avoidance or evasion.
Derived from the verb よける (to avoid, to dodge), used as a noun or suffix indicating something that wards off or protects against something.
snow fence; snowbreak
lightning rod; lightning arrester · lightning charm; protective charm against lightning
frost protection cover
windbreak; shelter from the wind