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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 32

除 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

remove; exclude

On: ジji ジョjo
Kun: のぞくnozoku よけyoke はらうharau のけるnokeru よけるyokeru つきるtsukiru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

除10 strokes

How to write 除: stroke order

除 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

除 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 除 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 除

The parts 除 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

⻖ (阜)
hill; element in place names
Radical
余
surplus; remaining

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 32

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