解除|かいじょkaijo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbtermination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; rescission
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verblifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations); cancellation (of a warning, alert, etc.); calling off (e.g. a strike); releasing (a lock)
    Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.
Conjugation
Dictionary form解除する(かいじょする)
Polite (masu)解除します(かいじょします)
Negative (nai)解除しない(かいじょしない)
polite (masen)解除しません(かいじょしません)
classical zu / nu解除せず・解除せぬ(かいじょせず・かいじょせぬ)
Past (ta)解除した(かいじょした)
polite (mashita)解除しました(かいじょしました)
Past negative (nakatta)解除しなかった(かいじょしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)解除しませんでした(かいじょしませんでした)
Te form解除して(かいじょして)
Potential解除できる(かいじょできる)
Passive解除される(かいじょされる)
Causative解除させる(かいじょさせる)
Causative passive解除させられる(かいじょさせられる)
Conditional (ba)解除すれば(かいじょすれば)
tara解除したら(かいじょしたら)
Volitional解除しよう(かいじょしよう)
polite (mashou)解除しましょう(かいじょしましょう)
Imperative解除しろ(かいじょしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym解約かいやくNeutralA noun limited to contracts: canceling or terminating one, as in 「保険の解約」. Unlike the headword, it cannot be used for bans, alerts, or obligations.
  • SynonymキャンセルNeutralA loanword for canceling reservations and orders; common in everyday speech. It does not cover lifting bans or warnings.
  • Synonym取り消すとりけすNeutralA verb for retracting something already said or decided, such as taking back words or canceling a decision; the focus is on withdrawal.
  • Related解消かいしょうNeutralA noun for making problems or relationships disappear, as in 「ストレス解消」 and 「婚約解消」; the emphasis is on eliminating something rather than lifting a restriction.
  • Antonym設定せっていNeutralA noun for establishing or configuring something; it stands in direct opposition to 「解除」.
  • Antonym締結ていけつWrittenA noun of written, formal prose for concluding treaties or contracts; the opposite of 「解除」.

Use 「解除」 for lifting restrictions, alerts, and contracts, as in 「警報解除」; use 「解消」 for eliminating problems, 「解約」 for canceling contracts, and 「キャンセル」 for reservations. 「締結」 is the formal word for concluding a treaty or contract.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 禁止きんし・制限せいげん・注意ちゅういなどの扱あつかいになっていたのを取り止とりやめて、自由じゆうな状態じょうたいに戻もどすこと。
  2. 有効ゆうこうに成立せいりつした契約けいやくを、合意ごういにより、もしくは一方的いっぽうてきに解消かいしょうすること。
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