取り除く|とりのぞくtorinozoku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
    私は庭にわから雑草ざっそうを取り除とりのぞいた。↗
    I rid the garden of the weeds.
Conjugation
Dictionary form取り除く(とりのぞく)
Polite (masu)取り除きます(とりのぞきます)
Negative (nai)取り除かない(とりのぞかない)
polite (masen)取り除きません(とりのぞきません)
classical zu / nu取り除かず・取り除かぬ(とりのぞかず・とりのぞかぬ)
Past (ta)取り除いた(とりのぞいた)
polite (mashita)取り除きました(とりのぞきました)
Past negative (nakatta)取り除かなかった(とりのぞかなかった)
polite (masen deshita)取り除きませんでした(とりのぞきませんでした)
Te form取り除いて(とりのぞいて)
Potential取り除ける(とりのぞける)
Passive取り除かれる(とりのぞかれる)
Causative取り除かせる(とりのぞかせる)
Causative passive取り除かせられる・取り除かされる(とりのぞかせられる・とりのぞかされる)
Conditional (ba)取り除けば(とりのぞけば)
tara取り除いたら(とりのぞいたら)
Volitional取り除こう(とりのぞこう)
polite (mashou)取り除きましょう(とりのぞきましょう)
Imperative取り除け(とりのぞけ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym除くのぞくNeutralCovers both removing and excluding, as in 「汚れを除く」 and 「〜を除いて」; in the removal sense it matches 「取り除く」, which is the more colloquial of the two.
  • Synonym除去じょきょNeutralA noun (also taking する) for removal, as in 「雑草の除去」; typical of technical descriptions.
  • Synonym取り払うとりはらうNeutralTo take something away entirely, as in 「壁を取り払う」; the emphasis is on clearing away an obstruction.
  • Synonym取り外すとりはずすNeutralTo detach something that is fitted or attached, as in 「部品を取り外す」.
  • Synonym排除はいじょNeutralA noun (also taking する) for excluding or eliminating, as in 「障害を排除する」; leans written and has a forceful edge.
  • Synonym消去しょうきょNeutralA noun (also taking する) for deleting or erasing, as in 「データの消去」; mostly used of computers.
  • Synonym消すけすNeutralTo wipe out or switch off, as in 「電気を消す」; the focus is on making something vanish.
  • Synonym省くはぶくNeutralTo omit, as in 「説明を省く」; the focus is on sparing what is unnecessary.
  • Synonym撤去てっきょNeutralA noun (also taking する) for taking something down, as in 「看板の撤去」; mostly used of structures and facilities.
  • Synonym外すはずすNeutralTo take off or unfasten, as in 「眼鏡を外す」; very common in everyday speech.
  • Synonym除外じょがいNeutralA noun (also taking する) for excluding something, as in 「対象から除外する」.
  • Synonym省略しょうりゃくNeutralA noun (also taking する) for omission, as in 「敬称略」; the focus is on leaving things out.
  • Synonym抜くぬくNeutralTo pull out, as in 「とげを抜く」; the focus is on extracting something.
  • Synonym略すりゃくすNeutralTo abbreviate or leave out, as in 「略して言う」; colloquial.
  • SynonymのけるNeutralTo move something aside, as in 「荷物をのける」; colloquial.
  • Synonym取り去るとりさるNeutralClose in sense to 「取り除く」 but leans toward written prose: to take something away, as in 「汚れを取り去る」.
  • Synonym取り除けるとりのけるNeutralColloquial for moving something aside or excluding it; rarely used.
  • Synonym除却じょきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for the disposal or removal of assets; mostly seen in accounting.
  • Synonym消除しょうじょWrittenWritten/formal prose for eliminating or deleting something; rare.
  • Synonym払い落とすはらいおとすNeutralTo brush or shake something off, as in 「雪を払い落とす」.
  • Synonym取っ払うとっぱらうNeutralColloquial for tearing something down or getting rid of it, with a rough, blunt flavor.
  • Related撤収てっしゅうNeutralA noun (also taking する) for packing up and taking down, as in 「テントを撤収する」, or for a retreat.
  • Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralTo cast something off or abandon it, or to round down, as in 「端数を切り捨てる」.
  • Related出すだすNeutralTo put something out, as in 「ゴミを出す」; the focus is on moving it outside.
  • Related取り崩すとりくずすNeutralTo demolish, or to draw on savings little by little, as in 「貯金を取り崩す」.
  • Related取り捨てるとりすてるNeutralTo throw away; rare — in everyday speech just say 「捨てる」.
  • Related引き去るひきさるNeutralTo withdraw or to deduct from a total, as in 「経費を引き去る」; rare.
  • Antonym加えるくわえるNeutralAntonym: to add — the direct opposite of 「取り除く」.
  • Antonym追加するNeutralAntonym: to add or append — the direct opposite of 「取り除く」.

Use 「取り除く」 to get rid of something that is in the way or no longer needed, as in 「不安を取り除く」 or 「ゴミを取り除く」. For detaching a fitted device or part, say 「取り外す」; for clearing away an obstruction, 「取り払う」; for leaving something out, 「除く」; in technical contexts, 「除去」. The opposite is 「加える」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. じゃまな物ものをなくす。
  2. とりつけた物ものをはずす。
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