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取り除く (torinozoku) Japanese meaning: remove | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 取り除く · godan verb (-ku)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 取と り 除のぞ く 取と り 除のぞ かない Polite 取と り 除のぞ きます 取と り 除のぞ きません Past polite 取と り 除のぞ きました 取と り 除のぞ きませんでした Past 取と り 除のぞ いた 取と り 除のぞ かなかった Te-form 取と り 除のぞ いて 取と り 除のぞ かないで Desire 取と り 除のぞ きたい 取と り 除のぞ きたくない Potential 取と り 除のぞ ける 取と り 除のぞ けない Passive 取と り 除のぞ かれる 取と り 除のぞ かれない Causative 取と り 除のぞ かせる 取と り 除のぞ かせない Causative passive 取と り 除のぞ かせられる also 取と り 除のぞ かされる 取と り 除のぞ かせられない also 取と り 除のぞ かされない Volitional 取と り 除のぞ こう Polite volitional 取と り 除のぞ きましょう Imperative 取と り 除のぞ け 取と り 除のぞ くな Conditional 取と り 除のぞ けば 取と り 除のぞ かなければ Tara conditional 取と り 除のぞ いたら 取と り 除のぞ かなかったら
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取と
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除のぞ
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ください
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Please remove the dust from the desk.
His explanation removed my anxiety.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 取と り 除のぞ く to remove or clear away a physical thing (dirt, stains, obstacles, etc.)
Remove the stains from the cloth.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 〈 物もの 〉 を 取と り 除のぞ く to remove something from a place
They removed the obstacle from the road.
原げん 因いん を 取と り 除のぞ く to eliminate the cause (of a problem)
It's important to eliminate the cause of the problem.
不ふ 安あん を 取と り 除のぞ く to relieve or eliminate someone's anxiety/worries
The doctor tried to ease the patient's anxiety.
Kanji 除 exclude, division (x/3), remove Related words· 10 除去する is a formal, often technical word for removing something (e.g. bacteria, waste), while 取り除く is the everyday verb used for both physical and abstract removal.
排除する emphasizes excluding or shutting something out (e.g. discrimination, a rival), whereas 取り除く simply means to remove or get rid of something unwanted.
撤去する is used specifically for dismantling and removing physical installations like signs or barricades, while 取り除く covers a much wider range of things, including abstract ones.
消す focuses on erasing, turning off, or extinguishing something, while 取り除く is broader and implies physically or figuratively getting rid of something unwanted.
Show 6 more 外す means to detach or unfasten something that was attached, while 取り除く is about clearing something away or eliminating it entirely.
取り除く emphasizes physically taking something away and discarding it, while 除く can also refer to abstract or intentional removal.
取り除く means to remove or get rid of something in general (like dirt or an obstacle), whereas 取り外す specifically refers to detaching a physically attached part.
Written forms 取と り 除のぞ く Usage 87%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とり 除のぞ く Usage 5%
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Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
とりのぞく Usage 4%
取と りのぞく Usage 3%
Etymology Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 除く (nozoku, 'to remove, exclude').
退の ける
N3
取り除く is a more formal, explicit verb for completely eliminating something unwanted, while 退ける can imply merely setting something aside rather than removing it entirely.
取り除く means to remove something in general (not necessarily by wiping), while 拭き取る specifically means to remove it using a cloth or tissue.
取り除く is a general verb for removing something unwanted, whereas 浚う is used specifically for dredging or sweeping away sediment, debris, or water.
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
取とり 除のぞ く Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.
