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除 = 余 + 阝
除 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “exclude”. It is built from 余 (too much) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1787.
- Keyword
- exclude
- RTK frame
- 1787
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジョ, ジ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- のぞ.く, -よ.け
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- исключать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 除 eliminate
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 除 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “too much” + “pinnacle”. 除 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 除 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.