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JapanLingo

withdraw / remove

N1
Onyomi
Stroke count
15
JLPT
N1

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of an open hand with the character resting in the palm, with the kanji 撤 ("withdraw") drawn into the picture.

Break 撤 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 撤 inside it, and let that scene stand for "withdraw" — withdraw / remove. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 15

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 15 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

tekkyo

removal

tettai

withdrawal

tekkai

retraction

tekkyosuru

to do removal

tettaisuru

to do withdrawal

tekkaisuru

to do retraction

Example sentences (6)

furui kanban ga tekkyo saremashita.

The old signboard was removed.

houchi sareta jitensha wa, keikoku no ue de tekkyo sareru koto ni natteimasu.

Abandoned bicycles are to be removed after a warning has been issued.

kaisha wa sono shijou kara tettai shimashita.

The company withdrew from that market.

saisan ga awazu, sono shijou kara no tettai o yoginaku saremashita.

The figures did not add up, and we were forced to withdraw from that market.

daijin wa hatsugen o tekkai shimashita.

The minister retracted his remarks.

ichido kouhyou shita suuji o tekkai suru to naru to, setsumei sekinin ga shoujimasu.

Once you retract figures you have already published, an obligation to explain arises.