除外|じょがいjogai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexception; exclusion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 除外する（じょがいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 除外します（じょがいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 除外しない（じょがいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 除外しません（じょがいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 除外せず・除外せぬ（じょがいせず・じょがいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 除外した（じょがいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 除外しました（じょがいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 除外しなかった（じょがいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 除外しませんでした（じょがいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 除外して（じょがいして） |
| Potential | 除外できる（じょがいできる） |
| Passive | 除外される（じょがいされる） |
| Causative | 除外させる（じょがいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 除外させられる（じょがいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 除外すれば（じょがいすれば） |
| tara | 除外したら（じょがいしたら） |
| Volitional | 除外しよう（じょがいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 除外しましょう（じょがいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 除外しろ（じょがいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym除くのぞくNeutralCommon everyday verb for removing or leaving something out, as in 「日曜を除く」; 「除外」 is a Sino-Japanese word focused on excluding from an object or scope.
- Synonym排除はいじょWrittenWritten/formal noun for eliminating obstacles, possibilities, etc., as in 「障害物を排除」「可能性を排除する」; 「除外」 focuses on marking something as outside a scope.
- Synonym省くはぶくNeutralVerb for leaving out or saving, as in 「手間を省く」; common in everyday speech.
- SynonymシャットアウトNeutralLoanword for shutting something or someone out, or in sports for holding an opponent scoreless.
- Synonym外すはずすNeutralVerb for taking something off or dropping someone from a list, as in 「メンバーから外す」.
- Synonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralVerb for removing unwanted things; emphasizes clearing them away.
- SynonymオミットNeutralLoanword for omitting or weeding out; not often used, mostly in specialized contexts.
- Related省略しょうりゃくNeutralNoun for omitting text, steps, or procedures, as in 「以下省略」; it centers on leaving things undone, while 「除外」 centers on marking out a scope.
- Related略すりゃくすNeutralVerb for abbreviating or shortening, as in 「名前を略す」.
- RelatedカットNeutralLoanword for cutting or trimming content, as in 「シーンをカット」.
- RelatedのけるNeutralVerb for moving something aside or setting it aside; emphasizes physically relocating it.
- Related除去じょきょWrittenWritten/formal noun, also 「除去する」, for removing dirt, obstacles, hazards, etc.; 「除外」 focuses on excluding from a scope.
- Related排他はいたWrittenWritten/formal noun for exclusivity, as in 「排他的」; emphasizes not accepting outsiders.
- Related排斥はいせきWrittenWritten/formal noun for rejecting or ostracizing, as in 「排斥運動」; carries a heavy tone.
- Related締め出すしめだすNeutralVerb for shutting someone out, as in 「部外者を締め出す」.
- Related切り捨てるきりすてるNeutralVerb for discarding what is no longer needed, as in truncating decimals (「切り捨て」).
- Related排するはいするWrittenVerb meaning to push aside or eliminate, as in 「万難を排する」; written/formal register.
- RelatedハブるCasualSlang for shutting someone out or freezing them out of a group; young people's speech.
- Related略するりゃくするWrittenVerb meaning to omit or abbreviate; written/formal register.
- RelatedはねのけるNeutralVerb for pushing or flinging something aside; emphasizes forcefully warding it off.
- Antonym包含ほうがんWrittenWritten/formal noun meaning inclusion; the opposite of 「除外」.
- Antonym含むふくむNeutralVerb meaning to contain or include; the opposite of exclusion.
- Antonym追加ついかNeutralNoun for adding something on afterward; the opposite of 「除外」.
Use 「除外」 to exclude something from an object or scope, as in 「適用除外」「除外する」. For removing or leaving things out in general, use 「除く」; for clearing away obstacles, 「排除」; for omitting, 「省略」 or 「省く」. To include something, use 「含む」.
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