除く (Nozoku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to remove, to get rid of, to take away, to eliminate”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto remove; to get rid of; to take away; to eliminate
- godan verb, transitive verbto exclude; to except; to leave out; to omit
- godan verb, transitive verbto kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
Examples
彼は日曜を除いて毎日働く。
He works every day but Sunday.
一人を除いてみんな帰った。
Except for one person, everybody went home.
一人を除いて全員出席した。
All but one were present.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).