取り消す・取消す|とりけすtorikesu[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取り消す(とりけす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取り消します(とりけします) |
| Negative (nai) | 取り消さない(とりけさない) |
| polite (masen) | 取り消しません(とりけしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 取り消さず・取り消さぬ(とりけさず・とりけさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 取り消した(とりけした) |
| polite (mashita) | 取り消しました(とりけしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取り消さなかった(とりけさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取り消しませんでした(とりけしませんでした) |
| Te form | 取り消して(とりけして) |
| Potential | 取り消せる(とりけせる) |
| Passive | 取り消される(とりけされる) |
| Causative | 取り消させる(とりけさせる) |
| Causative passive | 取り消させられる(とりけさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 取り消せば(とりけせば) |
| tara | 取り消したら(とりけしたら) |
| Volitional | 取り消そう(とりけそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 取り消しましょう(とりけしましょう) |
| Imperative | 取り消せ(とりけせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymキャンセルNeutralA loanword used mainly for canceling reservations and orders, as in 「予約をキャンセル」; 「取り消す」 also covers retracting words you have said.
- Synonym解除かいじょNeutralCovers lifting or terminating contracts, alerts and restrictions, as in 「契約解除」; 「取り消す」 centers on revoking what was decided or said.
- Synonym中止ちゅうしNeutralMeans calling off a planned event, as in 「試合中止」; 「取り消す」 centers on revoking decisions or taking back statements.
- Synonym解消かいしょうNeutralUsed for dissolving relationships or relieving stress, as in 「ストレス解消」; 「取り消す」 means revoking something decided or said.
- Synonym取り消しとりけしNeutralThe noun form, for revocations such as 「免許の取り消し」; 「取り消す」 is the verb.
- Related解約かいやくNeutralSpecifically cancels contracts or subscriptions, as in 「保険を解約」; 「取り消す」 is broader in scope.
- Related取りやめるとりやめるNeutralCancels something originally planned, as in 「旅行を取りやめる」; 「取り消す」 also covers taking back what you said.
- Antonym決めるきめるNeutralAntonym on the deciding-versus-revoking axis: it means to decide or settle on something, where 「取り消す」 revokes it.
- Antonym設定するNeutralAntonym on the setting-up-versus-revoking axis: it means to set or configure something, where 「取り消す」 undoes it.
Use 「取り消す」 to revoke a decision or take back something you said. For canceling a reservation use 「キャンセル」; for calling off an event use 「中止」 or 「取りやめる」; for ending a contract use 「解約」 or 「解除」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


