撤収|てっしゅうtesshuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbremoval (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.)
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbwithdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation; retreat
Conjugation
Dictionary form撤収する(てっしゅうする)
Polite (masu)撤収します(てっしゅうします)
Negative (nai)撤収しない(てっしゅうしない)
polite (masen)撤収しません(てっしゅうしません)
classical zu / nu撤収せず・撤収せぬ(てっしゅうせず・てっしゅうせぬ)
Past (ta)撤収した(てっしゅうした)
polite (mashita)撤収しました(てっしゅうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)撤収しなかった(てっしゅうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)撤収しませんでした(てっしゅうしませんでした)
Te form撤収して(てっしゅうして)
Potential撤収できる(てっしゅうできる)
Passive撤収される(てっしゅうされる)
Causative撤収させる(てっしゅうさせる)
Causative passive撤収させられる(てっしゅうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)撤収すれば(てっしゅうすれば)
tara撤収したら(てっしゅうしたら)
Volitional撤収しよう(てっしゅうしよう)
polite (mashou)撤収しましょう(てっしゅうしましょう)
Imperative撤収しろ(てっしゅうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related撤去てっきょWrittenWritten term for removing unneeded structures or facilities, as in 「看板の撤去」; 「撤収」 is about packing up and leaving a site or withdrawing troops.
  • Related引き上げるひきあげるNeutralA verb meaning to pull out, go back, or salvage; 「撤収」 is a noun focused on packing up and leaving.
  • Antonym展開てんかいNeutralDeployment or spreading out; also common in colloquial speech, as in 「意外な展開」. In deployment it is the opposite of 「撤収」, which means withdrawing.
  • Antonym配備はいびWrittenWritten term for deploying or stationing personnel and equipment; the opposite of 「撤収」.

Use 「撤収」 for packing up equipment and leaving a site or pulling troops out, as in 「テントを撤収」. For dismantling facilities use 「撤去」; for heading back or pulling out, the verb 「引き上げる」. 「展開」 and 「配備」 are the opposites, deploying rather than withdrawing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 取り去とりさって仕舞しまうこと。
  2. 軍隊ぐんたいや消防しょうぼう隊たいなどが引き上ひきあげること。撤退てったい。
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