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取り下げ (とりさげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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法ほう
案あん
の
取と
り
下さ
げ
を
決き
め
た
。
The government decided to withdraw the bill.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 取と り 下さ げ withdrawal of a matter (e.g. a lawsuit or application)
The plaintiff offered to withdraw the lawsuit.
取と り 下さ げを 求もと める to demand the withdrawal (of a suit, motion, etc.)
The lawyer demanded the withdrawal of the complaint.
取と り 下さ げに 応おう じる to agree to a withdrawal (request)
The company agreed to the withdrawal of the application.
取と り 下さ げの 手て 続つづ き the procedure for a withdrawal
The withdrawal procedure turned out to be surprisingly simple.
Related words 撤回 is a broader term for retracting a statement, proposal, or decision, while 取り下げ specifically means withdrawing something that was formally submitted or filed, such as a lawsuit or application.
取り消し means canceling or revoking something already in effect (a license, an order), whereas 取り下げ means withdrawing something that was formally submitted before it takes further effect.
辞退 means politely declining an offer or withdrawing oneself from candidacy, while 取り下げ refers to formally pulling back a filed document such as a suit or application.
Don't confuse with 引き下げ means a reduction or lowering (e.g. of prices or taxes), which learners confuse with 取り下げ due to the shared 下げ, but 取り下げ means withdrawing a filed document, not lowering a value.
取り下げ specifically means withdrawing a legal application or lawsuit, while 取り消し is the broader term for canceling or revoking any decision or record.
Written forms 取と り 下さ げ Usage 42%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
取とり 下さ げ Usage 55%
Variant spelling; less common but still encountered.
取とり 下さげ Usage 3%
Abbreviated spelling; rarely used.
Etymology Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 下げ (sage, continuative form of 下げる 'to lower'). Literally 'taking down', extended to mean withdrawing or retracting something.
