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Kanji Detail for 撤 - "remove, withdraw"

撤

  • Meaning

    撤 means "remove, withdraw." Also associated with abolish.

    1. Remove - To take away; to eliminate.

    2. Withdraw - To pull back; to retreat.

    3. Abolish - To do away with; to cancel.

  • Words using 撤

    • 撤退 てったい Listen evacuation; withdrawal; revocation
    • 撤廃 てっぱい Listen annulment; abolition; repeal
    • 撤去 てっきょ Listen removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.)
    • 撤回 てっかい Listen withdrawal; retraction; revocation
    • 撤収 てっしゅう Listen removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.)

  • Tattoo check: 撤

    • Verified meaning: remove, withdraw
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read てつ)
    • Also carries these associations: abolish

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 撤

    Given names 撤(てつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    remove; withdraw; disarm; dismantle; reject; exclude

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    omit; remove; withdraw

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to remove; to take away

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to omit; to remove; to withdraw

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To remove. Such as 撤退, 撤差.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tetsu(テツ) テツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    remove withdraw abolish discard stop evacuate abandon annul cancel disengage eliminate extract give up nullify relinquish rescind retract retreat revoke undo

Sentences including 撤

  • I take it back.

  • He withdrew the bill.

  • I'll take back what I said.

  • Withdraw your remarks!

  • She advocated equal rights for women.

  • Clear the sidewalk of the bicycles.

  • The posters were immediately removed from the wall.

  • The defeated army retreated from the country.

  • The troops were retired from the front lines.

  • I will abolish capital punishment.

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