How to say "withdrawal" in Japanese
- 回収かいしゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'withdrawal' in the sense of collection, recovery, or retrieval — taking something back, such as retrieving products or documents. It is really about collecting things, not leaving groups or taking out money.
- 離脱りだつnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbWithdrawal as pulling out or breaking away from a situation, activity, or state, such as leaving a negotiation, battle, or dependency. It emphasizes separating or breaking away rather than formally quitting an organization.
- 脱退だったいnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe natural word for withdrawing from an organization — leaving a group, association, or membership. Use this when someone or a country formally pulls out of a body it belonged to.
- 撤回てっかいsuru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveWithdrawal in the sense of retraction or revocation — taking back a statement, decision, or plan. Typical contexts include retracting a remark or repealing a policy; it does not cover leaving organizations or banking.
- 出金しゅっきんnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe word for withdrawing money, taking funds out of an account. It can also mean payment, contribution, or investment, but for the everyday banking sense of 'withdrawal' this is the word to use.
Choose by context: money is 出金, leaving an organization is 脱退, pulling out of a situation or activity is 離脱, retracting a statement or decision is 撤回, and 回収 covers collecting or retrieving things.
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- 回収かいしゅうcollection
- 離脱りだつwithdrawal
- 脱退だったいwithdrawal (e.g. from an organization)
- 撤回てっかいwithdrawal
- 出金しゅっきんwithdrawal (of money)
- 撤退てったいevacuation
- 取り消しとりけしcancellation
- 退却たいきゃくretreat
- 退出たいしゅつleaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace)
- 退会たいかいwithdrawal (from a society, club, etc.)
- 取り下げとりさげwithdrawal
- 脱会だっかいwithdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
- 引き落としひきおとしdebit
- 棄権きけんabstention (from voting)
- 願い下げねがいさげcancellation
- 撤去てっきょremoval
- 辞退じたいdeclining
- のっぴきescape
- 抜去ばっきょextraction
- 断薬だんやくceasing medication (esp. of antipsychotic drugs)
- 引き出しひきだしwithdrawal (of money from an account)
- 撤収てっしゅうwithdrawal (of troops)
- 退陣たいじんretreat
- 引き取りひきとりleaving
- リトリートwithdrawal
- 退転たいてんwithdrawal (from a place due to financial ruin or loss of position)
- プルバックretreat
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