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Kanji

撤

remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テツ

Common Readings

テツ

Example sentences

撤退 てったい
業績不振のため、その企業は海外市場から撤退することを決めた。

Due to poor business performance, the company decided to withdraw from the overseas market.

指令 しれい
本部から撤退の指令が下された。

The order to withdraw was issued from headquarters.

撤回 てっかい
彼は不適切な発言の撤回を求めた。

He demanded the withdrawal of the inappropriate statement.

撤収 てっしゅう
イベントが終わったので、テントを撤収した。

The event ended, so we took down the tents.

撤去 てっきょ
市は駅前の古い看板を撤去した。

The city removed the old sign in front of the station.

前言撤回 ぜんげんてっかい
さっきの発言は、前言撤回です。

I take back what I said earlier.

Example Vocabulary

撤退

てったい

withdrawal; evacuation; retreat

撤回

てっかい

withdrawal; retraction; revocation

撤収

てっしゅう

withdrawal; removal; evacuation; taking down

撤去

てっきょ

removal; dismantling; clearing away

前言撤回

ぜんげんてっかい

to retract one's previous statement; to take back what one said

撤廃

てっぱい

戦略的撤退

せんりゃくてきてったい

白紙撤回

はくしてっかい

撤兵

てっぺい

全面撤退

ぜんめんてったい

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