撤回|てっかいtekkai[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivewithdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 撤回する（てっかいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 撤回します（てっかいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 撤回しない（てっかいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 撤回しません（てっかいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 撤回せず・撤回せぬ（てっかいせず・てっかいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 撤回した（てっかいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 撤回しました（てっかいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 撤回しなかった（てっかいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 撤回しませんでした（てっかいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 撤回して（てっかいして） |
| Potential | 撤回できる（てっかいできる） |
| Passive | 撤回される（てっかいされる） |
| Causative | 撤回させる（てっかいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 撤回させられる（てっかいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 撤回すれば（てっかいすれば） |
| tara | 撤回したら（てっかいしたら） |
| Volitional | 撤回しよう（てっかいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 撤回しましょう（てっかいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 撤回しろ（てっかいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り消しとりけしNeutralA noun for canceling reservations or revoking licenses, as in 「免許取り消し」; 「撤回」 is for taking back something you have said, proposed, or applied for.
- Synonym取り下げるとりさげるNeutralA verb for withdrawing a lawsuit or application, as in 「訴えを取り下げる」; 「撤回」 also covers applications and has a wider range.
- Synonym取り下げとりさげNeutralThe noun form: withdrawing an application or lawsuit; 「撤回」 also covers applications, and extends to statements and proposals.
- Related破棄はきNeutralFor tearing up and discarding documents or unilaterally breaking off a contract, as in 「契約破棄」; 「撤回」 is about taking back a statement or proposal of your own.
- Related撤廃てっぱいWrittenFormal written term for abolishing a system or regulation, as in 「関税撤廃」; 「撤回」 is about taking back something you yourself have said or proposed.
- Related解消かいしょうNeutralFor dissolving an engagement or contract, or relieving stress, as in 「ストレス解消」; 「撤回」 is for taking back statements or proposals.
- Antonym提出ていしゅつNeutralStands opposite to 「撤回」 as submitting versus taking back: handing in documents or putting forward a bill.
- Antonym発表はっぴょうNeutralStands opposite to 「撤回」 as making public versus taking back: announcing or releasing a statement.
Use 「撤回」 to take back a statement, proposal, or application you have made, as in 「発言を撤回」「申請を撤回」. A lawsuit is withdrawn with 「取り下げる」; a reservation or permit is canceled with 「取り消し」; a system is abolished with 「撤廃」. Opposites: 「提出」「発表」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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