Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to remove; to get rid of; to take away; to eliminate
種を除き、薄く切ります。Remove the seeds and slice thinly.
2. to exclude; to except; to leave out; to omit
ぼくを除けばあとは女性ばかりだ。Except for me, everyone else is female.
3. to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)