取とり下さげ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the act of formally withdrawing or retracting something that was previously submitted or proposed, such as a bill, a motion, a lawsuit, or an application. Often used in legal, political, and administrative contexts.

政せい府ふはその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.
告こく訴その取とり下さげが認みとめられた。
The withdrawal of the complaint was accepted.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉の取とり下さげwithdrawal of a matter (e.g. a lawsuit or application)
原げん告こくは訴そ訟しょうの取とり下さげを申もうし出でた。
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.)
弁べん護ご士しは訴うったえの取とり下さげを求もとめた。
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)
会かい社しゃは申しん請せいの取とり下さげに応おうじた。
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
取とり下さげの手て続つづきは意い外がいと簡かん単たんだった。
The withdrawal procedure turned out to be surprisingly simple.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
下below, down, descend

Related words

撤てっ回かいN1
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.
取とり消けしN3
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.
辞じ退たいN2
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.

Opposites

提てい出しゅつN3
提出 means to submit or file something officially, while 取り下げ means to withdraw it after it has been submitted, the opposite action.

Don't confuse with

引ひき下さげ
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.
取とり消けしN3
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Usage42%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
取とり下さげUsage55%
Variant spelling; less common but still encountered.
取とり下さげUsage3%
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.