撤てっ回かい

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撤回する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	撤てっ回かいする	撤てっ回かいしない
Polite	撤てっ回かいします	撤てっ回かいしません
Past polite	撤てっ回かいしました	撤てっ回かいしませんでした
Past	撤てっ回かいした	撤てっ回かいしなかった
Te-form	撤てっ回かいして	撤てっ回かいしないで
Desire	撤てっ回かいしたい	撤てっ回かいしたくない
Potential	撤てっ回かいできる	撤てっ回かいできない
Passive	撤てっ回かいされる	撤てっ回かいされない
Causative	撤てっ回かいさせる	撤てっ回かいさせない
Causative passive	撤てっ回かいさせられる	撤てっ回かいさせられない
Volitional	撤てっ回かいしよう
Polite volitional	撤てっ回かいしましょう
Imperative	撤てっ回かいしろ	撤てっ回かいするな
Conditional	撤てっ回かいすれば	撤てっ回かいしなければ
Tara conditional	撤てっ回かいしたら	撤てっ回かいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

Formal term for officially taking back a statement, proposal, decision, or legal act. Used in politics, business, and law.

政せい府ふはその法ほう案あんを撤てっ回かいした。
The government withdrew the bill.
彼かれは発はつ言げんの撤てっ回かいを求もとめられた。
He was asked to retract his statement.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を撤てっ回かいするto withdraw/retract something (a statement, proposal, decision)
大だい臣じんは問もん題だいの発はつ言げんを撤てっ回かいした。
The minister withdrew the controversial remark.
〈事こと〉の撤てっ回かいを求もとめるto demand the withdrawal of something
野や党とうは法ほう案あんの撤てっ回かいを求もとめた。
The opposition party demanded the withdrawal of the bill.
白はく紙し撤てっ回かいするto completely withdraw/scrap (a plan or decision), returning to a blank state
計けい画かくは白はく紙し撤てっ回かいされた。
The plan was completely scrapped.

Kanji

撤remove, withdraw, disarm
回-times, round, game

Related words· 9

取とり消けしN3
取り消し is a general term for cancelling something like an order or reservation, while 撤回 specifically means retracting a statement, proposal, or official decision.
取とり下さげ
取り下げ is used for formally withdrawing a legal filing, application, or lawsuit, whereas 撤回 covers a broader range of statements and decisions being retracted.
撤てっ廃ぱい
撤廃 means abolishing a system, law, or rule entirely, while 撤回 means taking back one's own statement or proposal.
破は棄きN1
破棄 means voiding or destroying a contract or document, whereas 撤回 is about retracting one's own declaration or plan.

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引ひき下さげるN1
撤回する means to formally retract a statement or proposal, closely matching 引き下げる's sense of withdrawing something put forward.
取とり消けすN3
撤回 is a formal noun/suru-verb for withdrawing a proposal, statement, or opinion, whereas 取り消す is a more general everyday verb for canceling things.
回かい収しゅうN2
撤回 means withdrawing a statement, proposal, or decision, while 回収 refers to physically or concretely taking back items or money.
翻ほん意い
撤回 is the formal act of withdrawing a statement, proposal, or decision, while 翻意 describes the internal change of heart that often precedes it.
キャンセルN4
撤回 is a formal word for withdrawing a statement, proposal, or decision, while キャンセル is casual and used for everyday cancellations like tickets or plans.

Opposites

提てい出しゅつN3
撤回 means to withdraw or retract something already submitted, the reverse action of 提出.

Don't confuse with

撤てっ退たい
撤退 means physically withdrawing troops or a business from a location, while 撤回 means retracting a statement or decision, not a physical retreat.
撤てっ去きょ
撤去 means removing a physical object like a sign or barrier, while 撤回 means withdrawing a statement, proposal, or decision.
撤てっ兵ぺい
撤回 means retracting a statement, offer, or decision, not withdrawing military forces like 撤兵, despite sharing the kanji 撤.
撤てっ廃ぱい
撤回 means to retract a statement, decision, or proposal, while 撤廃 means to abolish an established law, system, or institution.

Counted with

件けんN2
撤回 is typically counted with 件 when referring to individual cases of retraction, such as 一件の撤回.

Word family

前ぜん言げん撤てっ回かい
retraction of a previous statement; taking back one's words
白はく紙し撤てっ回かい
complete revocation; total retraction

Etymology

Compound of 撤 (remove, withdraw) and 回 (turn back, return). The kanji combination directly suggests 'withdraw and return', fitting the meaning of retraction or revocation.