取とり消けし

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the act of nullifying or retracting something previously established, such as an order, reservation, contract, or statement.

ホテルの予よ約やくの取とり消けしをお願ねがいします。
I'd like to cancel my hotel reservation, please.
注ちゅう文もんの取とり消けしは24時じ間かん以い内ないにお願ねがいします。
Please cancel your order within 24 hours.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を取とり消けしにするto cancel or call off something
台たい風ふうのため、会かい議ぎを取とり消けしにした。
Due to the typhoon, we canceled the meeting.
〈事こと〉が取とり消けしになるfor something to be cancelled
悪あく天てん候こうで試し合あいは取とり消けしになった。
The match was cancelled due to bad weather.
〈事こと〉の取とり消けしを求もとめるto demand the cancellation of something
彼かれは契けい約やくの取とり消けしを求もとめた。
He demanded the cancellation of the contract.
〈事こと〉の取とり消けし手て続つづきthe procedure for cancelling something
予よ約やくの取とり消けし手て続つづきはオンラインでできます。
You can complete the reservation cancellation procedure online.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
消extinguish, blow out, turn off

Related words· 10

キャンセルN4
キャンセル is a casual loanword used for canceling reservations or events, while 取り消し is the native Japanese term that can sound more formal or legal.
撤てっ回かいN1
撤回 specifically means withdrawing a statement, proposal, or decision in formal or political contexts, while 取り消し is broader and covers canceling actions or records too.
解かい除じょN1
解除 means lifting or releasing something like a restriction, contract, or alarm, while 取り消し is a more general term for canceling or revoking something already decided.
中ちゅう止しN4
中止 means stopping or discontinuing an ongoing event or plan, whereas 取り消し refers to nullifying something that was previously decided or established.

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解かい消しょうN3
取り消し is a casual, general word for canceling things like orders or reservations, while 解消 is more formal and typically used for dissolving abstract things like contracts, relationships, or stress.
破は棄きN1
取り消し is a broad, everyday word for cancelling or revoking something, while 破棄 is more formal and legalistic, used for voiding contracts or agreements.
取とり下さげ
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.
抹まっ消しょうN1
取り消し means canceling or revoking something (like a reservation or statement), while 抹消 specifically means erasing an entry from a record.
剥はく奪だつ
取り消し is a general term for cancelling or annulling something (a contract, order, license), while 剥奪 specifically emphasizes forcibly removing a right or status as a penalty.
帳ちょう消けし
取り消し means cancelling something (an order, statement, reservation) in general, while 帳消し specifically means nullifying a debt or letting gains and losses cancel out.

Don't confuse with

取とり下さげ
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.
取とり締しまりN2
取り締まり means a crackdown or regulatory control and looks similar in kanji, but it has nothing to do with 取り消し, which means cancellation or revocation.
取とり上あげ
取り消し (cancellation, revocation) is easily confused with 取り上げ (taking up, adopting, confiscating) because both are 取り〜 compound nouns, but they describe opposite actions—undoing versus taking/accepting.

Counted with

件けんN2
取り消し is counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or instances of cancellation, such as 予約の取り消しが3件あった.

Written forms

取とり消けしUsage27%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
取とり消けしUsage39%
Common variant without okurigana り; often seen in formal or legal contexts.
取とり消けしUsage34%
Abbreviated form used in compounds or headings; less common as a standalone noun.

Etymology

Compound of the verb 取り消す (torikesu, 'to cancel'), from 取る (toru, 'to take') + 消す (kesu, 'to erase'). The noun form 取り消し is the continuative stem (連用形) of the verb.