取り消し・取消し・取消|とりけしtorikeshi[0]heiban (flat)

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取り消し取り消し is the most common written form of this word. It combines kanji and kana and is the recommended choice for beginners.
取消し取消し is less common than 取り消し. It is another kanji-and-kana spelling, so learners may recognize it as a written variant.
取消取消 is the least common of these forms. Written entirely in kanji, it is a less common alternative to 取り消し.
Definitions
  1. nouncancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym中止ちゅうしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Calling something off, as in 「雨天中止」; leans toward an event being stopped or not going ahead.
  • SynonymキャンセルCasualLoanword for cancelling reservations, orders and appointments, as in 「予約キャンセル」; colloquial and common, but not used for revoking a license or the like.
  • Synonym取り下げとりさげNeutralWithdrawing applications, proposals, lawsuits and the like, as in 「訴えの取り下げ」「申請の取り下げ」.
  • Synonym撤回てっかいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Retracting statements or proposals, as in 「発言を撤回」.
  • Synonym取り消すとりけすNeutralThe verb form of 「取り消し」; to cancel or revoke, as in 「注文を取り消す」.
  • Synonym取り止めとりやめNeutralCancelling a plan, as in 「イベントの取りやめ」; leans toward the event no longer being held, while 「取り消し」 leans toward revoking a decision already made.
  • Related解約かいやくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Cancelling a contract, as in 「保険の解約」; leans toward contracts.
  • Related取りやめるとりやめるNeutralVerb for calling off a plan; synonymous with 「取り止め」.
  • Antonym設定せっていNeutralSetting up or configuring something; the opposite of 「取り消し」 in the sense of setting versus revoking.
  • Antonym登録とうろくNeutralRegistration or signing up; the opposite of 「取り消し」 as revocation.
  • Antonym実行じっこうNeutralExecuting or carrying out; the opposite of 「取り消し」 as cancelling an operation.

Use 「取り消し」 for revoking a decision, license, or operation already made, as in 「免許取り消し」 and 「予約の取り消し」. For events being called off, say 「中止」; for reservations and orders, 「キャンセル」 is the usual word. The opposites are 「登録」 and 「実行」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 「とりけす」の連用形れんようけい。
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