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撤

remove
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. removeRtK
    彼は自転車を撤去することを提案した。He proposed that bicycles be taken away.tatoeba
    敗北した軍はその国から撤退した。The defeated army retreated from the country.tatoeba
  2. withdraw
  3. disarm
  4. dismantle
  5. reject
  6. exclude
  1. withdrawal
  2. retraction
  3. revocation
  4. repeal

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · borstal · bring up · infant · toddler · top hat (亠) · elbow · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 822

Compound words

撤回てっかい
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
撤去てっきょ
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
撤収てっしゅう
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out
撤退てったい
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
撤廃てっぱい
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
撤兵てっぺい
withdrawal of troops
軍備撤廃ぐんびてっぱい
complete disarmament
市場撤退しじょうてったい
pulling out of a market
全面撤退ぜんめんてったい
total (full-scale) withdrawal
部隊撤退ぶたいてったい
troop withdrawal
撤退するてったいする
to evacuation
撤去するてっきょする
removal
撤回するてっかいする
to withdraw

Additional Examples

日本が不公平な関税を撤廃しなければ、米国は制裁措置をとるだろう。
Unless Japan eliminates its unfair tariffs, the U.S. will impose sanctions.tatoeba
日本がそれらの不当な関税を撤廃しなければ、アメリカは制裁措置を取るだろう。
Unless Japan eliminates those unfair tariffs, the U.S. will impose sanctions.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 撤

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