How to say "removal" in Japanese
- 除去じょきょnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers removal as getting rid of something unwanted — eliminating dirt, stains, or similar troublesome matter so that it no longer remains.
- 撤去てっきょnoun, suru verb, transitive verbUsed for the physical removal of something that had been put in place — dismantling a building or facilities and taking it away — and also for the withdrawal of troops.
- 取り外しとりはずしnounRemoval in the sense of detachment: taking a part or component off the whole it is attached to, or demounting it from where it was fitted.
- 撤収てっしゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe removal or dismantling of what was set up and is now being taken down: striking a stage set, breaking camp, taking down a tent or equipment.
- 排除はいじょnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers removal as exclusion or elimination: clearing something away or shutting it out, so the sense is eliminating what is unwanted or in the way rather than taking something apart.
Choose 除去 for getting rid of something unwanted, 撤去 for dismantling and taking away structures or facilities, 「取り外し」 for detaching parts, 撤収 for taking down tents, sets, or camps, and 排除 for exclusion or elimination.
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- 除去じょきょremoval
- 撤去てっきょremoval
- 取り外しとりはずしremoval
- 撤収てっしゅうremoval (of a building, equipment, etc.)
- 排除はいじょexclusion
- 解任かいにんdismissal (from a post)
- 移動いどうmovement
- 刈除がいじょremoval
- 欠除けつじょremoval
- 剔除てきじょremoval (in surgery)
- 収去しゅうきょremoval
- 減設げんせつremoval (of equipment, facilities, etc.)
- 除害じょがいremoval (of something dangerous or damaging)
- 消除しょうじょdeletion
- 剔出てきしゅつextraction
- 取りとりtaking
- 摘出てきしゅつpicking out
- 解除かいじょlifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.)
- 追放ついほうelimination (e.g. of poverty)
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