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取り下げる (とりさげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
withdraw ; retract ; abandon (a lawsuit, proposal, etc.)
Used for formally taking back something that was previously submitted or proposed, such as a legal claim, an application, or a statement. Often used in legal and official contexts.
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Is it possible to retract the submitted documents?
Written forms 取と り 下さ げる Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
取とり 下さ げる Usage 3%
Variant kanji spelling; less common but still used.
とりさげる Usage 1%
Similar words 撤てっ 回かい 撤回 is a noun/suru-verb meaning 'withdrawal' or 'retraction', often used in similar contexts but more formal and abstract. 取り下げる is a verb that emphasizes the action of taking back something concrete like a document or claim.
取と り 消け す 取り消す means 'to cancel' or 'to revoke', focusing on nullifying an action or decision. 取り下げる specifically means to withdraw something that was submitted or proposed.
Etymology Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 下げる (sageru, 'to lower'). Literally 'to take and lower', implying the act of pulling back something that was put forward.
