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除く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	除のぞく	除のぞかない
Polite	除のぞきます	除のぞきません
Past polite	除のぞきました	除のぞきませんでした
Past	除のぞいた	除のぞかなかった
Te-form	除のぞいて	除のぞかないで
Desire	除のぞきたい	除のぞきたくない
Potential	除のぞける	除のぞけない
Passive	除のぞかれる	除のぞかれない
Causative	除のぞかせる	除のぞかせない
Causative passive	除のぞかせられるalso 除のぞかされる	除のぞかせられないalso 除のぞかされない
Volitional	除のぞこう
Polite volitional	除のぞきましょう
Imperative	除のぞけ	除のぞくな
Conditional	除のぞけば	除のぞかなければ
Tara conditional	除のぞいたら	除のぞかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

remove; get rid of; eliminate

Physical or abstract removal: taking something away, deleting, or clearing an obstacle.

机つくえの上うえのほこりを除のぞく。
I remove the dust from the desk.
不ふ安あんを除のぞくために、よく準じゅん備びした。
I prepared thoroughly to get rid of my anxiety.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

exclude; leave out; omit

Used when something is intentionally not included, such as in a list, group, or calculation.

彼かれを除のぞいて、全ぜん員いんが賛さん成せいした。
Everyone agreed except for him.
この料りょう金きんには税ぜい金きんは除のぞかれている。
Tax is excluded from this price.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

kill (a traitor, opponent)

Euphemistic or literary use for eliminating a person seen as a threat or obstacle. Rare in everyday speech.

組そ織しきは裏うら切ぎり者ものを除のぞいた。
The organization eliminated the traitor.

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Usage patterns

邪じゃ魔まを除のぞくto remove an obstacle
邪じゃ魔まな物ものを除のぞいてから作さ業ぎょうを始はじめた。
I removed the obstacles before starting the work.
不ふ安あんを除のぞくto eliminate anxiety or worry
医い師しの説せつ明めいで不ふ安あんを除のぞくことができた。
The doctor's explanation helped eliminate my anxiety.
〈人ひと〉を除のぞいてexcept for someone; excluding someone
彼かれを除のぞいて全ぜん員いんが会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。
Everyone except him attended the meeting.
〈場ば所しょ〉から〈物もの〉を除のぞくto remove or exclude something from a place or group
リストから彼かれの名な前まえを除のぞいた。
I removed his name from the list.

Expressions

場ば合あいを除のぞきexcept when; excluding the case when

Grammar

を除のぞいてexcept for; excludingN2

Kanji

除exclude, division (x/3), remove

Related words· 6

取とり除のぞくN2sense 1
取り除く emphasizes physically taking something away and discarding it, while 除く can also refer to abstract or intentional removal.
省はぶくN3sense 2
省く means to skip or omit something as unnecessary, often to save time or effort, while 除く simply means to leave something out without that efficiency nuance.
排はい除じょN1sense 2
排除する is a more formal, often institutional word for excluding or driving out something, while 除く is the everyday equivalent.
除じょ外がいN1sense 2
除外する is a formal term specifically for leaving an item out of a list, group, or calculation, matching the exclusion sense of 除く but sounding more administrative.

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外はずすN3
除く means to exclude or remove someone or something from a group and sounds more formal or written than 外す in its exclusion sense.
無なくすN5
除く is a more formal, precise word for removing or excluding something, whereas 無くす is the general everyday verb for getting rid of a problem or bad habit.

Opposites

加くわえるN3sense 1
加える means to add something, the opposite of 除く's meaning of removing something.
含ふくむN3sense 2
含む means to include something, the opposite of 除く's meaning of excluding something.
交まじえるN1
除く means to exclude or leave something out, the opposite of 交える's sense of mixing or including something in.
含ふくめるN2
除く means to exclude or leave something out, the direct opposite of 含める's sense of including something in a scope or total.

Don't confuse with

覗のぞくN2
覗く (also read のぞく) means to peek or look through a gap, a completely different meaning from 除く's 'remove/exclude,' despite the identical pronunciation.

Word family

取とり除のぞくN2
remove; take away; eliminate
除のぞき去さる
eliminate; remove; cast out

Etymology

The kanji 除 carries meanings of 'remove' and 'exclude'. The verb のぞく is a native Japanese word with the same core meaning; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.