To Exclude
To Remove
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means exclude so the verb vocab version is to exclude.
You would like to exclude your nose (のぞ) because you don't like your nose. Imagine your strong feelings about your nose as you decide to exclude it.
彼を除く全員が会議に参加した。
Everyone except him attended the meeting.
明日はみんな休み！俺を除いて…ね。
Everyone's off tomorrow! Excluding me…
雨の日を除けば、毎日散歩している。
I go for a walk every day, except when it rains.
赤い紙を除く全ての紙を、その折り目まで折ってください。
Fold all the papers, excluding the red one, to meet the crease.