除 — je

Parts that make up 除

How 除 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 除 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 阜, 余.

Korean example words with 除

• 절제切除 Korean gloss: 잘라 냄
• 제야除夜 Korean gloss: 섣달 그믐날 밤
• 제균除菌 Korean gloss: 세균을 죽여 없앰
• 제초除草 Korean gloss: 잡초를 뽑아 없앰
• 제법除法 Korean gloss: 나눗셈을 하는 방법
• 삭제削除 Korean gloss: 깎아 없애거나 지워 버림
• 해제解除 Korean gloss: 책임을 벗어서 면하게 함
• 구제驅除 Korean gloss: 해충 따위를 몰아내어 없앰
• 제일除日 Korean gloss: 음력으로 한 해의 마지막 날
• 제설除雪 Korean gloss: 쌓인 눈을 치움. 또는 그런 일
• 제염除染 Korean gloss: 오염 원인이나 오염된 물질을 없앰
• 정제庭除 Korean gloss: 섬돌의 아래. 곧 뜰이나 마당을 이른다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 除

• 解除かいじょ termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding
• 除いてのぞいて except; save
• 排除はいじょ exclusion; removal; elimination
• 控除こうじょ subtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
• 掃除そうじ cleaning; sweeping; dusting
• 除去じょきょ removal; getting rid of
• 除名じょめい striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion
• 免除めんじょ exemption; exoneration; discharge
• 除外じょがい exception; exclusion
• 削除さくじょ deletion; elimination; erasure
• 掃除機そうじき vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
• 除草じょそう weeding

Characters sharing the phonetic 余

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “제”

Other hanja with radical 阜