Japanese word

取り除く

Pronunciation

Romajitorinozoku

Meaning

  • verbremove

Example

机の上のほこりを取り除きます。tsukue no ue no ho ko ri o to ri nozo ki ma su

I remove the dust from the desk.

Illustration for 取り除く (remove)

More examples

問題の原因を取り除いて、同じ失敗を防ぎます。mon dai no gen in o to ri nozo i te ona ji ship pai o fuse gi ma su

I remove the cause of the problem to prevent the same mistake.

Core concept

Conveys making a place or situation free of something unwanted or troublesome by taking it away.

Common phrases

  • 汚れを取り除くyogo re o to ri nozo ku

    remove dirt

  • 障害を取り除くshō gai o to ri nozo ku

    remove an obstacle

  • ほこりを取り除くho ko ri o to ri nozo ku

    remove dust

  • 不安を取り除くfu an o to ri nozo ku

    eliminate anxiety

Similar words

取り去るtorisaru: To take something away completely from a place or situation.
なくすnakusu: To make something unwanted or troublesome no longer exist or be present.
除くnozoku: To take something out of a group, place, or situation, or leave it out.
除去するjokyosuru: To remove an unwanted substance, part, or cause, often in a formal or technical context.

Definition in Japanese

不要なものや妨げになるものを、そこから取り去ってなくす。fu yō na mo no ya samata ge ni na ru mo no o so ko ka ra to ri sa tte na ku su

Word origin

取り除く (torinozoku, "remove") combines the continuative form 取り (tori) of 取る (toru, "take") with 除く (nozoku, "remove or exclude"), giving the sense of taking something away.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 取り除く (torinozoku) applies to both physical items and abstract obstacles, so it appears in conversations about cleaning as well as solving problems.

Other meanings

  • eliminateverb

Opposites

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