JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 撤: "remove, withdraw, disarm"
The kanji 撤 means "remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read テツ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 811 of 2,501 |
Common words with 撤
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 撤退evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal
- 撤回withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
- 撤収removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.) · withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation; retreat
- 撤去removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
- 前言撤回taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
- 撤廃annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
- 戦略的撤退strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
- 撤兵withdrawal of troops
- 白紙撤回complete revocation; total retraction
- 全面撤退total (full-scale) withdrawal; complete pullout (pullback)
- 規制撤廃abolition of regulations; deregulation
- 全艦撤退All ships retreat (military command); complete ship withdrawal
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