撤
撤 — Remove
remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude
On’yomiテツ (tetsu)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 撤
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撤退 | てったい tettai | evacuation; withdrawal; revocation |
| 撤廃 | てっぱい teppai | annulment; abolition; repeal |
| 撤回 | てっかい tekkai | withdrawal; retraction; revocation |
| 撤去 | てっきょ tekkyo | removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.) |
| 撤収 | てっしゅう tesshuu | removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.) |
| 撤兵 | てっぺい teppei | withdrawal of troops |
Study notes
撤 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #811 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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