Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 除去する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 除じょ 去きょ する 除じょ 去きょ しない Polite 除じょ 去きょ します 除じょ 去きょ しません Past polite 除じょ 去きょ しました 除じょ 去きょ しませんでした Past 除じょ 去きょ した 除じょ 去きょ しなかった Te-form 除じょ 去きょ して 除じょ 去きょ しないで Desire 除じょ 去きょ したい 除じょ 去きょ したくない Potential 除じょ 去きょ できる 除じょ 去きょ できない Passive 除じょ 去きょ される 除じょ 去きょ されない Causative 除じょ 去きょ させる 除じょ 去きょ させない Causative passive 除じょ 去きょ させられる 除じょ 去きょ させられない Volitional 除じょ 去きょ しよう Polite volitional 除じょ 去きょ しましょう Imperative 除じょ 去きょ しろ 除じょ 去きょ するな Conditional 除じょ 去きょ すれば 除じょ 去きょ しなければ Tara conditional 除じょ 去きょ したら 除じょ 去きょ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 除じょ 去きょ する to remove/eliminate something
The filter removes impurities from the water.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 〈 物もの 〉 を 除じょ 去きょ する to remove something from a place
Work continues to remove harmful substances from the soil.
〈 物もの 〉 が 除じょ 去きょ される for something to be removed/eliminated
This process eliminates almost all the bacteria.
Kanji 除 exclude, division (x/3), remove Related words· 7 削除 is used specifically for deleting data, text, or accounts, while 除去 covers physical removal or elimination of substances and obstacles more broadly.
排除 implies forceful exclusion of people, threats, or unwanted elements, whereas 除去 is neutral and simply means getting rid of something unwanted.
撤去 specifically means removing an installed structure or equipment (like a sign or barrier), while 除去 is more general and can apply to substances or abstract obstacles too.
駆除 specifically means exterminating pests or vermin, while 除去 is a more general term for removing any unwanted thing.
Show 3 more Show fewer 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.
除去 is a neutral, technical term for removing something (e.g. a stain, a tumor), whereas 払拭 specifically implies wiping away something negative and emotional or reputational.
切除 implies removal by cutting (surgical), while 除去 is a broader term for eliminating or getting rid of something, not necessarily by cutting.
Opposites 追加 means adding something new, the opposite action of 除去 , which means taking something away.
除去 means 'removal', the opposite process of 添加 , which means 'addition'.
Don't confuse with 除去 means to remove or eliminate something physically (like dirt or an obstacle), whereas 除籍 specifically means removing a name from an official register.
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).
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 除 (remove, exclude) + 去 (go away, leave). The combination yields the meaning of taking something away or eliminating it.
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