除く|のぞくnozoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto remove; to get rid of; to take away; to eliminate
   医者いしゃは彼かれの苦痛くつうを除のぞいてやった。↗

   The doctor released him from his pain.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto exclude; to except; to leave out; to omit
   発音はつおんの点てんを除のぞけば、みんな上手じょうずなフランス語ふらんすごを話はなす。↗

   Except for pronunciation, everyone can speak good French.
3. godan verb, transitive verbto kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

• Synonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralFocuses on clearing away something that is in the way or a nuisance, as in 「不安を取り除く」. 「除く」 is also often used for exclusion, as in 「日曜を除く」.
• Synonym除去じょきょNeutralA noun for clearing away obstacles or harmful things, as in 「汚れの除去」. 「除く」 is the more colloquial option.
• Synonym排除はいじょNeutralCovers removing obstacles, ruling out possibilities, or shutting out rivals, as in 「可能性を排除する」. Its tone is harder than 「除く」.
• Synonym除外じょがいNeutralA noun for leaving something out of a range, as in 「対象から除外する」. 「除く」 can express this exclusion too.
• Synonym省くはぶくNeutralMeans omitting or saving, as in 「手間を省く」. 「除く」 centers on removing things or leaving them out.
• Synonym抜くぬくNeutralMeans pulling something out or skipping it, as in 「朝食を抜く」. 「除く」 centers on exclusion.
• SynonymカットNeutralA loanword for cutting off, deleting, or trimming, e.g. scenes or budgets. 「除く」 centers on exclusion.
• Synonym外すはずすNeutralMeans taking something off or detaching it, or dropping a name from a list. 「除く」 centers on exclusion.
• SynonymのけるNeutralMeans moving something out of the way, as in 「荷物をどける」. 「除く」 centers on getting rid of it.
• Synonym取り払うとりはらうNeutralMeans clearing everything away or dismantling it, as in 「障害物を取り払う」. 「除く」 is broader.
• Synonym取り去るとりさるNeutralWritten/formal prose for taking something away; in everyday speech 「取り除く」 is the usual choice.
• Synonym取り除けるとりのけるNeutralMeans moving something aside, or setting it apart and leaving it out. 「除く」 is the more general-purpose word.
• SynonymハブるCasualYoung people's slang for freezing someone out or leaving them out of the group. 「除く」 is neutral.
• Related退けるどけるNeutralMeans moving something out of the way, as in 「荷物をどける」. 「除く」 centers on getting rid of it.
• Related取り外すとりはずすNeutralMeans detaching something that is fitted or attached. 「除く」 centers on removing or leaving out.
• Related排斥はいせきNeutralWritten/formal prose for rejecting or boycotting, as in 「外国製品の排斥」. 「除く」 is neutral.
• Related締め出すしめだすNeutralMeans shutting someone or something out, literally or figuratively. 「除く」 is more neutral.
• Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralMeans cutting off and discarding, and in math truncating digits. 「除く」 centers on removing.
• RelatedはねのけるNeutralMeans forcefully pushing or shaking something off, and by extension rejecting it. 「除く」 is milder.
• Related取り捨てるとりすてるNeutralRare; means picking something out and throwing it away. In daily speech 「捨てる」 is what you hear.
• Antonym含むふくむNeutralAntonym in terms of scope: it means something is included within the range.
• Antonym加えるくわえるNeutralAntonym on the add-or-remove axis: it means adding something on.
• Antonym入れるいれるNeutralAntonym on the inside-outside axis: it means putting something in or counting it in.

Use 「除く」 when you remove something or leave it out of a group, as in 「日曜を除く」. For clearing away something in the way, pick 「取り除く」; for omitting or saving effort, 「省く」; for eliminating obstacles or possibilities, 「排除」; for excluding from a scope, 「除外」. 「含む」 and 「加える」 are the antonyms, meaning to include and to add.

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

1. 取り消とりけす。省はぶき捨すてる。除去じょきょする。
2. 内輪うちわに入いれない。外はずす。除外じょがいする。