How to say "excluding" in Japanese

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以外いがいJLPT N4approx.Common
noun (suffix)The ordinary choice for 'excluding; except for; other than' when simply leaving a person or thing out of a set, statement, or category: e.g. apart from, besides, or other than something.
その仕事しごと以外いがいならなんでもやる。↗
I'll do anything but that job.
シャットアウトCommon
noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'excluding' in the physical or forceful sense of shutting out or locking something out, and is also the usual word for a shutout in sports; rarely the word for plain 'other than'.

Use 以外 for the everyday 'excluding/other than' meaning of leaving something out of a group or statement, and reserve 「シャットアウト」 for actually shutting or locking something out.

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Japanese equivalents

以外いがいexcluding
シャットアウトshutout
オミットomitting
をおいてother than

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